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Croydon 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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50
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 74 in 1921, as compared with 63
in 1920, 73 in 1919, 76 in 1918, 87 in 1917, 77 in 1916, 83 in 1915, 79
in 1914, 94 in 1913. 77 in 1912, 105 in 11)11, 87 in 1910, 79 in 1909, 99
in 1908. During the year of 1921 the rate for England and Wales was 83,
while in the 96 large towns it was 87, and in the 148 smaller towns 84, and in
London 80.

Table: The figures for the various Wards were:-

The figures for the various Wards were:-

BirthsDeaths under 1 rear.Death-rate per 1000 Births (all causes).Death-rate per 1000 births from ' diarrhœal' diseases.
Upper Norwood Sub-division1541711019
North Ward65440616
Thornton Heath Sub-division316331043
East Ward37323615
Borough37132697411
Central Ward279269318
South Ward38228736
West Ward1071706513
South Norwood Ward484326618

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 Molality from ''diarrhœal" diseasesInfantile Mortality from other than " diarrhœal" diseases.
1893-189714225117
1898-190214338105
1903104995
19041282999
1905961482
19061254283
1907941084
1908991287
190979772
1910871077
19111053372
1912771166
1913941678
1914791267
191583875
191677770
1917871275
191876769
191973667
192063756
1921741163