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Croydon 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IV.- Continued.

County Borough o1 Croydon-East Ward.INFANT MORTALITY.

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

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week1-2 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 x Year.
All Causes.
Certified63211262...323
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox .................................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever .................................
V\ hooping Cough..............................
Diphtheria and Croup....................................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..................1......1
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis (no/ Tuberculous)...............1......12
Convulsions............1............1
Laryngitis.................................
Bronchitis...............1.........3
Pneumonia (all forms)...............1.........1
Diarrhœa..............................
Enteritis and Gastro-Enteritis......1...11.........2
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations..............................
Premature Birth31......4............4
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus ......111321......6
Other causes2.........2............2
63211262...323

legitimate, 306.
Births in the year
illegitimate, 7.
Legitinate infants, 23.
illegitimate infants,