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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1959
from stated causes with age distribution
| 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 | 3-5 months | 6-8 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||||
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Inflamatory Diseases of Central Nervous System | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spina Bifida and Meningocele | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Hydrocephalus | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations of Heart | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Other Congenital Malformations | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| Post-Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| Pemphigus and Sepsis of Newborn | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Immaturity | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| All other causes | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| All causes | 20 | 21 | 2 | 3 | - | 46 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 24 |
Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age
| Year | Legitimate Infants per l,000 legit imate live births | Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | All Infants per 1,000 live births | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras | England and Wales comparison | |||
| 1959 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| 1958 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| 1957 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
| 1956 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 24 |
| 1955 | 20 | 45 | 23 | 25 |
| 1954 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 25 |
| 1953 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 27 |
| 1952 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
| 1951 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 30 |
| 1950 | 28 | 52 | 31 | 30 |
| 1949 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| 1948 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 34 |
| 1947 | 30 | 61 | 34 | 41 |
| 1946 | 37 | 47 | 38 | 43 |
| 1945 | 40 | 65 | 44 | 46 |
| 1944 | 57 | 105 | 64 | 45 |
| 1943 | 66 | 99 | 71 | 49 |
| 1942 | 59 | 117 | 66 | 51 |
| 1941 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 60 |
| 1940 | 52 | 86 | 56 | 57 |
| 1939 | 46 | 94 | 52 | 51 |
See also tables on pages 12 and 13.
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