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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: Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1949.

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1949.

Ages.Conditions.Wards.
15.20.20-25.25-30.30-35.35—40.40-45.45 and up.Married.Single.Widowed.12345678No Address.
Post Abortive Sepsis Abortion without mention of septic conditions-211---22-2--1---1-
Associated with childbirth but not classed thereto—--------------------

Table: Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1949.

Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1949.

Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.Total.
Puerperal Sepsis41.712.14
Other maternal causes10.43

Table: Comparable figures for preceding years:— Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.

Comparable figures for preceding years:— Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.

Year.Sepsis.Other Causes.Total.Sepsis.Other Causes.Total.
19391230-440.891.33
19403361.491.492.98
19411340.682.042.72
19425382.731.634.36
1943—11—0.530.53
19442461012.033.04
19453251.490.992.48
19462240.780.781.56
19471—10.35—0.35
19483—31.20—1.20