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St Pancras 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age for the Year 1932.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis {not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 9 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 42 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other causes | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 186 |
Nett Births in the year Legitimate 2470 Nett Births in the year Legitimate infants 158
Illegitimate 214 Illegitimate infants 28