Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3_4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Totals Deaths under One Year. |
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All Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
Certified or Inquest | 25 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 130 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa, all forms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Enteritis, Muco-entaritis, Gastro-enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Gastritis, Gastro-intsstinal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Wasting Diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Congenital Defects | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Injury at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | 2 | .. | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | O | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
Tuberculous Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ...... | 5 | |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | ...... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .... | 7 | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | ||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Causes | .. | .... | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 130 |
Births in the year-
Legitimate 1480.
Illegitimate 33.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 545.
Deaths in the year of—
Legitimate infants 116.
Illegitimate infants 14.
Population—Estimated to middle of 1909, 60,300,