London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Cause of death | Age | Deaths in each Ward | No address | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Congenita! syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Meningitis (pneumococcal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Broncho—pneumonia | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia (unstated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||||
| Congenital malformations | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Premature birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||||||
| Other diseases peculiar to first year of life | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Lack of care of new—born | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Other violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 95 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||