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Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE C.
Ten thousand Births gave the following Deaths in each successive interval of age.
| Age. Weeks. | Croydon 1900-1902. | Croydon 1906-1908. | Urban Counties 1907. | Rural Counties 1907. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | 199 | 246 | 234 | |
| 63 | 48 | 64 | 50 | |
| 2 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 52 |
| 3 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 40 |
| Months. | ||||
| 415 | 332 | 419 | 375 | |
| 144 | 111 | 145 | 118 | |
| 2 | 123 | 106 | 107 | 87 |
| 3 | 92 | 66 | ||
| 4 | 96 | 76 | 78 | 57 |
| 5 | 89 | 69 | 70 | 46 |
| 6 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 49 |
| 7 | 72 | 43 | 64 | |
| 8 | 69 | 48 | 62 | 41 |
| 9 | 50 | 36 | 60 | 38 |
| 10 | 48 | 43 | 56 | 35 |
| 11 | 55 | 46 | 56 | 33 |
| Total deaths | 1351 | 1056 | 1277 | 987 |
| Survivors | 8649 | 8944 | 8723 | 9013 |
It will be noticed that whereas out of 10,000 children born during
the first period, only 8,649 survived the first year of life, as many as
8,944 survived during the latter period. It is also noteworthy that the
lowered death rate is found at each age period, and that the improvement
is quite marked in the first few weeks of life.
With regard to the death rate in the first week of life, it is clear
from Table V. and from figures in previous reports that the chief
factor in the death rate at this time of life is premature birth. If the
death rate for the first week in the two periods were further compared
we get the following results:—
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1906-8.
Premature Birth 151 123
Other "Wasting" diseases of Table V. 48 48
Other causes of Table V. 47 28
246 199