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St Pancras 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Inquests.
In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age-periods:—
| Causes. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years. | 25—65 years. | 65 and over. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Cancer | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 36 |
| - | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 40 | |
| Burns and Scalds | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Railway | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Falls | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Other causes* | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| - | - | - | 3 | 32 | 4 | 39 | |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Totals | 19 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 115 | 61 | 247 |
* Includes 3 cases of coal gas poisoning,
† „ 9 cases „ „
Infantile Mortality.
205 deaths of infants under 1 year of age occurred in the Borough during the year.
This is equal to a rate of 62 per thousand births, as compared with a rate of 76 for the previous
year. The Infantile Mortality rate for 1927 is the lowest recorded for the Borough, and an
even lower rate would have been attained but for the unfortunate prevalence of whooping
cough and broncho-pneumonia in the early part of the year.
The decreased mortality during 1927 was chiefly due to the absence of measles, to an
improvement in the neo-natal mortality, and to a decrease in the number of deaths from
diarrhœa and enteritis.
In Table 1, on page 78, the corresponding rates for previous years are given, and in
Table 3, on page 81, the figures will be found for the different wards. Table 4, on page 82,
gives the infant mortality rates for England and Wales, the Count of London, the Metropolitan
Boroughs, and certain of the large towns with populations exceeding 125,000.
In the tables on the next two pages are shown :—
1. The causes of death of all children under 12 months of age during 1927,
classified according to age at death.
2. The causes of death of children under 12 months of age during the ten
previous years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given
for reference.