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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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For the past 5 years the number of infant deaths has been
1949—116, 1950—96, 1951—68, 1952—69, and 1953—72.
Among the 72 deaths, 40 occurred in boy babies and 32 in
girls. Of the births, 1,793 were males and 1,651 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore, Boys—
22, Girls—19.
Fifty-eight deaths of infants occurred in Institutions,
including Registered Nursing Homes.
The following table gives the cause of death during the first month of life:—
| Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Total Infantile Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | |||
| — | — | |||||
**These deaths were due to Diarrhoea
*This death was due to Tuberculosis