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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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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1953.
| Cause of death. | Age. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 day to 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2 3 weeks | 3 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 6 months | 6 9 months | 9 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||||
| Amyotonia Congenita | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Atelectasis | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Birth Injury | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | - | ยป | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Broncho Pneumonia | - | - | - | ~ | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ~ | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||||
| Diaphragmatic Hernia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Inhalation of Vomit | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mastoiditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | ||||
| Prematurity | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ~ | - | - | 1 |
| All Causes | 16 | 17 | 1 | 39 | 5 | - | 30 | 22 | ||||
| Year. | Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births. | Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births. | All Infants per 1.000 live births | All Infants Death rates comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Administrative County. | England and Wales. | ||||
| 61 | |||||