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St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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(1) Deaths under One Year of Age in the Borough of St. Pancras during 1938.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGE. | DEATH 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 | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||||||||
| Measles | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | _ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | — |
| Broncho pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | _ | __ | 12 | 10 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | _ | _ | 27 | 13 |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Malformation | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | __ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 6 | 5 |
| Premature Birth | — | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | _ | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema, Icterus | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Other causes | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 9 |
| Totals | — | 43 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 156 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 60 |
113
Death of infante not belonging to St. Pancras occurring within the Borough, are excluded.
„ „ belonging ,, ,, outside ,, ,, included.
Nett Birth in the year legitimate infantimate 60
illegitimate 282 Nett Deaths in the year legitimate infants 129
illegitimate infants27
Death rate per 1000 births
legitimate infants 60
illegitimate 95
legitimate and illegitimate 64