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St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Diarrhœa and Enteritis,
| Year. | Number of Births Registered. | Number of Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis. | Infantile Mortality— from all Causes— per 1000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 5. | Under 1. | Death-rate under 1 per 1000 Births. | |||
| 1916 | 4530 | 72 | 56 | 41 | 9 | 85 |
| 1917 | 3796 | 97 | 80 | 61 | 16 | 106 |
| 1918 | 3318 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 11 | 102 |
| 1919 | 3824 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 12 | 88 |
| 1920 | 5934 | 54 | 44 | 37 | 6 | 73 |
| 1921 | 4764 | 98 | 83 | 74 | 16 | 76 |
| 1922 | 4559 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 74 |
| 1923 | 4348 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 10 | 63 |
| 1924 | 4112 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 13 | 74 |
| 1925 | 3880 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 12 | 72 |
During the past 3 years the infantile death-rate in the Borough from this cause has
been unduly high.
As stated above, the disease most frequently attacks artificially fed infants: those who
are entirely breast fed seldom suffer from this affection. In the early part of the summer
the attention of the medical practitioners who conduct the consultations at the Welfare Centres
was drawn to this matter, and they were requested to co-operate and for a time concentrate
on this work.
INFLUENZA.
Since the serious epidemic of 1918, there have been several small recurrences, but none
so extensive in distribution or so severe in character. During the past year the disease was
not very prevalent, and the number of deaths recorded, 41, was about half the figure of the
previous year.
The following table gives the number of deaths from Influenza during each of the past eight years:—
| Year. | Deaths. | Year. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 700 | 1922 | 142 |
| 1919 | 260 | 1923 | 24 |
| 1920 | 46 | 1924 | 80 |
| 1921 | 57 | 1925 | 41 |
SYPHILIS.
In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of all deaths certified
during the year as due to (a) syphilis, (b) locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the
insane, which are late manifestations of the disease, and (c) aortic aneurysm, which is
frequently caused by it:—