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St Pancras 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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2. The causes of death of children under one year of age during the terl
previous years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given
for reference.
N ext D eaths from stated causes at various A ges under 1 Y ear of A ge for the Y ear 1934.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Broncho—pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Lobar—pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Premature Birth | 52 | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 43 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 |
| Totals | 58 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 160 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 2210
illegitimate 239
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 129
illegitimate infants 31