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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY.
1920. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 79 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 139 | 65 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 275 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 17 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 30 | |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | ||
| Enteritis and Gastro Enteritis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 5 | ... | 17 | |
| Gastritis | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| ???telectasis | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 41 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | |
| ???trophy, Debility and Marasmus | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 52 |
| Other causes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 79 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 139 | 65 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 275 |
Births in the year
legitimate 4228.
illegitimate 206.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 244
illegitimate infants 31.