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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 1932
[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 1932 and 10 preceding Years.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | Average for 10 years. | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 25 | — | 30 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 54 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 27 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 6 | 1 | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Enteritis | 27 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 38 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 33 | 42 |
| Gastritis | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 10 |
| Premature Birth | 61 | 70 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 53 | 36 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | 28 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| Other causes | 23 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 9 |
| Totals | 337 | 272 | 303 | 280 | 274 | 205 | 261 | 262 | 194 | 200 | 258 | 186 |
| 4559 | 4348 | 4112 | 3880 | 3612 | 3299 | 3274 | 3170 | 3208 | 2955 | 3642 | 2681 |