Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 1950 | |
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Measles | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | _ |
Whooping cough | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
Influenza | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
T.B. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Convulsions | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Broncho-pneumonia | 13 | 16 | — | 10 | 10 | 20 | — | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Lobar pneumonia | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia (not stated) | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Enteritis and diarrhœa | 30 | 29 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Congenital debility, sclerema, icterus | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
Premature birth | 30 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
Injury at birth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
Atelectasis | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 8 |
Hæmorrhage 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 toxæmia | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Melæna neonatorum | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Icterus gravis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
Septicæmia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Bacillary dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other diseases peculiar to first year of life | - | - | - | 8 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
Other causes | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Totals | 114 | 108 | 74 | 117 | 130 | 123 | 86 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 70 | 67 |