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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1962
from stated causes with age distribution
| Cause of death | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1-6 days | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-5 months | 6-8 months | 9*11 months | Total under 1 year | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||||
| Meningococcal Infections | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pneumonia | - | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Other Respiratory diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro-Enterltls | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations of Heart | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Congenital Malformations | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | - | – | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Post-Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 |
| Pemphigus and Sepsis of Newborn | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Immaturity | 5 | 2 | - | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | - | 6 | 1 |
| Accidental Mechanical Suffocat ion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| All other causes | 3 | 3 | - | – | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| All causes | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 24 |
Death rates of infants under 1 year of age
| Year | Legit imate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | All Infants per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 20 | 39 | 23 |
| 1961 | 21 | 42 | 24 |
| 1960 | 22 | 40 | 24 |
| 1959 | 26 | 30 | 26 |
| 1958 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| 1957 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
| 1956 | 24 | 12 | 22 |
| 1955 | 20 | 45 | 23 |
| 1954 | 16 | 32 | 18 |
| 1953 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| 1952 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
| 1951 | 25 | 32 | 26 |
| 1950 | 28 | 52 | 31 |
| 1949 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| 1948 | 36 | 42 | 37 |
| 1947 | 30 | 61 | 34 |
| 1946 | 37 | 47 | 38 |
| 1945 | 40 | 65 | 44 |
| 1944 | 57 | 105 | 64 |
| 1943 | 66 | 99 | 71 |
| 1942 | 59 | 117 | 66 |
| 1941 | 52 | 44 | 51 |
| 1940 | 52 | 86 | 56 |
| 1939 | 46 | 94 | 52 |
See also tables on pages 12 and 13.
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