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St Pancras 1932
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural- | |||||||
| Heart Diseases | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Cancer | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Other causes | 4 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 17 | ||
| Accidents- | |||||||
| Street Vehicles | — | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 94 |
| Burns and Scalds | — | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 25 | |
| Railway | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
| Falls | — | 1 | 30 | 71 | |||
| Other causes* | 3 | 15 | 5 | 39 | |||
| Suicides† | — | — | — | 1 | 127 | ||
| — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 4 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 27 | 23 | 49 | 275 | 172 | 564§ |
* Includes 6 cases of coal gas poisoning. J Includes 1 case of coal gas poisoning.
† ,, 52 cases ,, ,, § St. Pancras cases 121, ex-Sfc. Pancras 443 (see also page 52)
Infantile Mortality.
186 deaths of St. Pancras infants under one year of age occurred during 1932. This
gives an Infant Mortality rate (number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births) of
69. The corresponding rate for the previous year was 68.
The following table gives the deaths and death rates of both legitimate and illegitimate infants for 1932:—
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Births | 2,470 | 214 | 2,684 |
| Number of Deaths (under one year of age) | 158 | 28 | 186 |
| Death rate per 1000 births | 64 | 131 | 69 |
In Table 1, on page 100, the Infantile Mortality rates are given for previous years, and
in Table 3, on page 104, the figures will be found for each Ward. Table 4, on page 105, gives
the Infant Mortality rates for England and Wales, the County of London, the Metropolitan
Boroughs, and certain other large towns.
On the next two pages tables are given which indicate:—
1. The causes of death of all children under one year of age during 1932,
classified according to age at death.
2. The causes of death of children under one year of age during the ten
previous years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given
for reference.