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Croydon 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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54
SECTION III.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Infantile Mortality is measured by the proportion of deaths
under one year to 1,000 births, and amounted to 73, as compared
with 76 in 1918, 87 in 1917, 77 in 1916, 83 in 1915, 79 in 1914, 94 in
1913, 77 in 1912, 105 in 1911, 87 in 1910, 79 in 1909, and 99 in
1908. During the year 1919 the rate for England and Wales was
89, while in the 96 large towns it was 93, and in the 148 smaller
towns 90. and in London 85.

Table: The figures for the various Wards were :— Death-rate

The figures for the various Wards were :— Death-rate

Births.Deaths under 1 year.Death-rate per 1000 Births (all causes)per 1000 births from 'diarrhœal' . diseases.
Upper Norwood Subdivision1108729
North Ward57035622
Thornton Heath Subdivision269176311
East Ward2813010714
Borough3008219736
Central Ward23920839
South Ward250249612
West Ward85060714
South Norwood Ward43925562

Table: The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantile mortality from " all causes," from " diarrhœal diseases," and from " causes other than diarrhœal."

The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantile mortality from " all causes," from " diarrhœal diseases," and from " causes other than diarrhœal."

Years.Total Infantile Mortality from all causes.Infantile Mortality from" diarrhœal" diseases.Infantile Mortality from other than "diarrhceal" disease.
1893—189714225117
1898—190214338105
1903104995
19041282999
1905961482
19061254283
1907941084
1908991287
190979772
1910871077
19111053372
1912771166
1913941678
1914791267
191583875
191677770
1917871275
191876769
191973667