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 1949

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

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Table: DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1949 from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution.

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1949 from stated causes with Age and Ward distribution.

Cause of deathAgeDeaths in each WardNo addressTotals
Under 1 day1 day to 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year12 .345678
MFMFMFMFM FMFMFMFMFMF
Disseminated Tuberculosis______1-__1_______1___________1
Influenza-------1-__1__1-___-__-___-_-__-_-___1_
Measles-------1-1__-______1____-_-_-_—1
Meningitis-------2_--21__-____________1__11
Bronchitis------13--41-12______22
--11-231-172_-_4_._______1__61
Pneumonia (not stated)_1---1-------_---------------1-
Enteritis------1--12--1-----1----------2-
Congenital Malformations__3---31-1-5____-111------11--23
Premature Birth47---111---12211--2-111-1--2---66
Injury at Birth49---13--_--_133___-121211--2----85
Atelectasis .. .. ...55-1-11----111211-111------2-1-65
Other Diseases peculiar to the first year of life12---3--------1----------1---21
Lack of care of Newborn1----1----1--------_______-__1_1
Other Violence-------1-1_-------_______1___1
Other causes------2—125--1-1-111---------41
Totals152712—4510744701036455765311-264114129