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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.-
INFANT MORTALITY 1923. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-3 Weeks. , | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Month*. | Total Deaths Under One Year- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculoids) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| LaryngitiS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis and Gastric Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ......... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
( legitimate, 269. I legitimate infants, 24.
Births in the year-! Nett Deaths in the year -J
\ illegitimate, 10. ( illegitimate infants, 2.