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St Pancras 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE Deaths of infants from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution:—
| 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 to 3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Cerebrospinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | _— | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Lobar pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| Premature birth | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| Injury at birth | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | |||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 |
| Other diseases peculiar to first year of life | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lack of care of new-born | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Other causes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 51 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 96 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 43 |