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St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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The table required by the Local Government Board, showing the causes of
deaths amongst these infants, is set out below:—
1917. Next Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| cause of death. | Under 1 week. | 1 —2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 63 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 126 | 71 | 82 | 56 | 67 | 402 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Meningitis(not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Convulsions | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 63 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Diarrhœa | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 52 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 16 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Injury at birth | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 19 | |
| Premature birth | 40 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 61 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | |
| Other causes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | |
| Totals | 68 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 126 | 71 | 82 | 56 | 67 | 402 | |
Nett Births in the year legitimate 3796 Nett Death in the year of legitimate 333
illegitimate 275 illegitimate infents 64