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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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(This table is prepared by the Registrar-General and relates to the period 1st January to 31st December, 1937.)
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGE. | deaths in each ward. | No Address. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day. | 1 day to 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | |||||||||||||
| M | F | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculosis diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 21 | ||||
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | ||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 17 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Other defined diseases | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other violence | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 154 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 71 | |||
Deaths of infants not belonging to St. Pancraa occurring within the Borough, are excluded.
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Nett Births in the year
legitimate 2143
illegitimate 221
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 126
illegitimate infants 28
Death rate per 1000 births
legitimate infanta 58
illegitimate 127
legitimate and illegitimate 65