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St Pancras 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1948 from stated causes with Age and Weird 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 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | —_ | ? | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at birth | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
| Atelectasis | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 8 | ||
| Malformation | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| Premature birth | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 |
| Congenital Debility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sclerema, Icterus | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | i | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 33 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | 65 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 47 | 44 |