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. | 1 11—12 Months. | Totals Deaths under One Year. |
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All Couses- | |||||||||||||||||
Certified or Inquest | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 98 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Common Infectious Diseases- | |||||||||||||||||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
• Diarrhoeal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa, all forms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 |
Gastritis, Gastro-intostinal Catarrh | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Wasting Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
Congenital Defects | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 |
Tuberculous Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Causes— | |||||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
Bronchitis | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Causes | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 98 |
Births in the year— Deaths in the year of—
Legitimate 1437. Legitimate infants 92.
Illegitimate 29. Illegitimate infants 6.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 567. Population—Estimated to middle of 1910, 63,600.