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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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(2) Deaths from Stated Causes under 1 Year of Age for 1938 and 10 preceding Years.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | Average for 10 years. | 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 30 | – | 3 | 1 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | – | 9 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | — | – | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | – | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Influenza | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Meningitis {not Tuberculous) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Convulsions | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 43 | 43 | 20 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 32 | 29 | 22 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | – | — | 8 | 51 | 39 | 40 |
| Enteritis | 33 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 45 | |||
| Gastritis | — | 1 | – | — | 1 | – | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Rickets | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | – | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | – | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 20 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
| Premature Birth | 50 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 41 | 31 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | 4 |
| Other causes | 15 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 22 |
| Totals | 261 | 262 | 194 | 200 | 186 | 151 | 160 | 155 | 190 | 154 | 191 | 156 |
| Nett Births | 3274 | 3170 | 3208 | 2955 | 2684 | 2589 | 2449 | 2466 | 2389 | 2364 | 2754 | 2433 |