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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| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| Influenza | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| T.B. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 13 | 16 | — . | 10 | 10 | 20 | — | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
| Lobar pneumonia | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (not stated) | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea | 30 | 29 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| Congenital debility, sclere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ma, icterus | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Premature birth | 30 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| Injury at birth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 11 |
| Haemorrhage from umbilicus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — |
| Inattention at birth | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lack of care of newborn | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Violence | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 |
| Mikulier's disease | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maternal toxaemia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melaena neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Icterus gravis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Septicaemia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bacillary dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases peculiar to | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| first year of life | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Other causes | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 114 | 108 | 74 | 117 | 130 | 123 | 86 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 70 |