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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from Stated Causes under 1 Year of Age for 1926 and 10 preceding Years.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1921 | 1925 | Average for 10 years | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 14 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 11 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Influenza | 1 | — | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Laryngitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 14 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 40 | 47 | 29 | 24 | 60 | 39 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 41 | 36 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 35 | 52 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 39 | 38 |
| Gastritis | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Syphilis | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Rickets | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 34 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
| Premature Birth | 75 | 61 | 50 | 68 | 105 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 59 | 57 | 68 | 57 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 43 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 34 | 18 |
| Other causes | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 |
| Totals | 385 | 402 | 340 | 336 | 435 | 360 | 337 | 272 | 303 | 280 | 345 | 274 |
| Nett Births | 4530 | 6796 | 3318 | 3824 | 5934 | 4764 | 4559 | 4348 | 4112 | 3880 | 4306 | 3612 |