London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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 1 under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | ||
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||
| Lobar-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 18 | 36 | |||
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | |||
| Premature Birth | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | |
| Other causes | — | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | |||
| Totals | 63 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 194 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 2939
illegitimate 269
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 167
illegitimate infants 27