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St Pancras 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1926. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| cause of death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Convulsions | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 16 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 25 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 57 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 18 |
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Totals | 57 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 98 | 39 | 58 | 49 | 30 | 274 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 3386
illegitimate 226
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 247
illegitimate infants 27