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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Year | Still Births | Illegitimate Births | Deaths of Illegitimate Children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Under 4 weeks | |||||||
| Number (Illegitimates in brackets) | Rate per 1,000 births (live and still) | Number | Rate per cent of live births | Number | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births | Number | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births | |
| 1922 | - | - | 254 | 5.6 | 40 | 157 | 7 | 28 |
| 1923 | - | - | 247 | 5.7 | 44 | 177 | 15 | 60 |
| 1924 | - | - | 242 | 5.9 | 36 | 147 | 8 | 33 |
| 1925 | - | - | 243 | 6.3 | 31 | 129 | 10 | 42 |
| 1926 | - | - | 226 | 6.3 | 31 | 135 | 10 | 43 |
| 1927 | - | - | 228 | 6.9 | 33 | 142 | 15 | 65 |
| 1928 | - | - | 238 | 7.3 | 37 | 152 | 17 | 70 |
| 1929 | 114(17) | 34.7 | 246 | 7.8 | 31 | 123 | 8 | 32 |
| 1930 | 103(16) | 31.1 | 269 | 8.4 | 29 | 105 | 12 | 43 |
| 1931 | 104(13) | 33.9 | 245 | 8.3 | 29 | 114 | 12 | 47 |
| 1932 | 78(13) | 28.2 | 214 | 8.0 | 27 | 121 | 10 | 45 |
| 1933 | 88(15) | 32.8 | 227 | 8.8 | 23 | 99 | 17 | 73 |
| 1934 | 77 (8) | 30.4 | 239 | 9.8 | 28 | 114 | 14 | 57 |
| 1935 | 94(11) | 36.7 | 218 | 8.8 | 21 | 95 | 11 | 50 |
| 1936 | 103 (9) | 41.3 | 233 | 9.7 | 28 | 120 | 12 | 52 |
| 1937 | 78(14) | 31.9 | 221 | 9.3 | 28 | 121 | 10 | 43 |
| 1938 | 83(17) | 32.9 | 282 | 11.6 | 27 | 94 | 9 | 31 |
| 1939 | 60 (6) | 26.7 | 265 | 11.7 | 26 | 94 | Records suspended | |
| 1940 | 66(10) | 32.8 | 197 | 9.8 | 17 | 86 | ||
| 1941 | 34 (6) | 23.2 | 159 | 10.8 | 7 | 44 | ||
| 1942 | 48 (8) | 26.2 | 188 | 10.2 | 22 | 117 | ||
| 1943 | 47(11) | 25.0 | 274 | 14.5 | 27 | 99 | ||
| 1944 1945 | 59(13) 56(13) | 29.9 27.8 | 287 325 | 14.5 16.1 | 30 21 | 10 5 65 | ||
| 1946 | 64(11) | 25.0 | 297 | 11 6 | 14 | 47 | ||
| 1947 | 70 (8) | 24.4 | 313 | 11.2 | 19 | 61 | ||
| 1948 | 46 (6) | 18.4 | 281 | 11.5 | 12 | 42 | ||
| 1949 | 46 (3) | 19.7 | 234 | 10.2 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 1950 | 37(11) | 16.6 | 230 | 10.1 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 30 |
| 1951 | 42 (6) | 19.2 | 219 | 10.2 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 14 |
| 1952 | 40 (6) | 18.0 | 213 | 9.7 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 19 |
| 1953 | 37 (3) | 17.3 | 236 | 11.1 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 25 |
| 1954 | 45 (7) | 20.3 | 221 | 10.2 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 27 |
| 1955 | 32 (6) | 14.5 | 221 | 10.2 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 41 |
| 1956 | 39 (5) | 16.2 | 259 | 10.9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 1957 | 45 (3) | 19.8 | 248 | 11.1 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 16 |
| 1958 | 44 (8) | 18.9 | 285 | 12.5 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 18 |