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St Pancras 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Death Rate of Infants under1year of age.

All infants per 1,000 live births44
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ..40
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births..65

Comparable figures for preceding six years: —

Year.All Infants.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
1939524694
1940565286
1941515244
19426659117
1943716699
19446457105

Infant Mortality.Deaths from stated causes with Ward distribution: —

Cause of death12345678No addressTotals
Whooping cough11—————1—3
Bronchitis1———_—————1
Pneumonia (not stated)2142111——12
Enteritis725312—4—24
Congenital malformation1—111——2—6
Premature birth2112———1—7
Injury at birth——1—2—1——4
Atelectasis42214——_—_—_13
Other diseases peculiar to first
year of life——1————1—2
Other violence———11—1—14
Other causes3—13—1—2—10
Totals2171613104311186

Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.

Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population.
Pulmonary1171.05
Other forms100.09
127Total1.14

Comparable figures for preceding six years: —

Year.No. of Deaths.Total.
19391300.77
19401601.20
19411231.18
19421471 39
19431171 08
1944128121

Notifications of Births.
The number of births notified as having taken place in the Borough during 1945 was
2,489. The number of births of non-residents was 1,014, and information was received in
respect of 639 births occurring outside the Borough.
Thus there were 2,114 St. Pancras births notified, of which 45 were still births, leaving
a net figure of 2,069 live births.