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Croydon 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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to living children was as 1 to 32. The still birth rate was 3.0
per cent. of the total births. The still birth rate, on the same
basis as for Infant Mortality, was 30.2 per 1,000 births.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Nineteen cases were notified during 1942.
The following table gives the notifications in Croydon during the past ten years:—
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of Cases | 10 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Rate per 1,000 Births | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| Notified. | Cases treated. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired | Died. | Removed | Remaining under Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home. | In hospital | ||||||
| 19 | 12 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 |
Infant Morality.
The Infantile Mortality rate was 39 per 1,000 live births
registered.
For the past 5 years the numbers of infant deaths have been
1938—135, 1939—130, 1940—116, 1941—90, 1942—137. 106
deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including Registered
Nursing Homes.
Among the 137 deaths, 72 occurred in boy babies and 65 in
girls. Of the births, 1,827 were males and 1,644 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore—
Boys—39. Girls—39.
The rate of infant mortality amongst illegitimate children
was 46 per 1,000. The rate in legitimate children was 39 per
1,000.