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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 2.
Births and Deaths.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1946.
Population.
The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1946, was:—129,410
Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 19.
Summary of Statistics.
| Area of the borough | 2,694 acres |
| Area of various public open spaces | 553 acres |
| Population (1951 Census) | 138,364 |
| Population (Registrar General's mid-1953 estimate) | 138,400 |
| Number of persons per acre (estimated average) | 51 |
| Rateable value | £2,154,606 |
| Product of a penny rate about | £8,750 |
| General rate in the £ for the year | 20s |
| Summary of Vital Statistics. | |
| Net registered live births | 2,123 |
| Birth-rate (per 1,000 of estimated population) | 15.34 |
| Deaths, all ages | 1,399 |
| Death rate (per 1,000 of estimated population) | 10.11 |
| Infantile deaths | 52 |
| Infantile death rate (per 1,000 live births) | 24.49 |
| Tuberculosis deaths | 39 |
| Tuberculosis death rate (per 1,000 of estimated population) | .28 |
Comparable figures for preceding years are set out on page 19.
Registered Still Births.
M.
F.
Total.
Rate per 1,000 Live
and Still Births.
Legitimate
27
26
53
Illegitimate
7
4
11
34
30
64
25.0
Comparable figures for preceding seven years:—
Year.
1939
60
26.7
1940
66
32.8
1941
34
23.2
1942
48
26.2
1943
47
25.0
1944
59
29.9
1945
56
27.8
Notification of Births.
Under the Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and 1915, a medical practitioner attending a
woman in her confinement is required, within 36 hours, to give notice to the Medical Officer of
Health of the occurrence of the birth of a child, alive or dead unless he (or she) has reason