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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Results of Treatment.
| Cases treated. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Died, | Removed | Remaining under Treatment. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | At home | In hospital | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Infant Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality rate was 47 per 1,000 births. This is
2 per 1,000 births less than in 1932, and is the lowest rate yet
recorded in the Borough.
For the past 5 years the numbers of infant deaths have been :
1929, 221; 1930, 171; 1931, 196; 1932, 161; 1933, 148. 85 deaths
of infants occurred in institutions, including Registered Nursing
Homes.
Among the 148 deaths, 93 occurred in boy babies and 55 in
girls. Of the births 1,630 were males and 1,517 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore:—Boys,
57 ; girls, 36.
Neo-Natal Mortality.
Number of deaths within the first month of life:—
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Births. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 68 | 3506 | 19/1000 live births. |
| 1926 | 80 | 3477 | 23 ,, „ ,, |
| 1927 | 83 | 3174 | 26" " " |
| 1928 | 66 | 3374 | 20" " " |
| 1929 | 88 | 3399 | 26" " " |
| 1930 | 82 | 3614 | 23 ,, „ |
| 1931 | 88 | 3400 | 26 " " " |
| 1932 | 82 | 3311 | 25 ,, „ „ |
| 1933 | 83 | 3147 | 26 „ „ „ |