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Croydon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IV.— Continued.

County Borough of Croydon—East Ward.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1920. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 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.
Certified51...1781......16
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough..............................
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis..............................
Pneumonia (all forms).........113.........4
Diarrhœa...............1.........1
Enteritis..............................
Gastritis...1......1............1
Syphilis...............1.........1
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations..............................
Premature Birth..............................
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus2.........231......6
Other causes2.........2............2
51...1781......16

Birhts in the year 402.
legitimate, 402.
illegitimate, 8.
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants, 15
illegitimate infants, 1