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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
Croydon 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.—
INFANT MORTALITY.
1917. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CASES OF DEATH. | Under1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | ||||||||||
| Certified | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 587.
illegitimate, 47.
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants, 59.
illegitimate infants, 6.