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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 1954
[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
1950 - 96, 1951 - 68, 1952 - 69, 1953 - 72 and 1954 - 69.
Among the 69 deaths, 35 occurred in boy babies and 34 in
girls. Of the births, 1,812 were males and 1,756 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore, Boys19,
Girls-19.
57 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
The following table gives the cause of death during the first month of life (Neo-natal mortality)
| (l) Complications of Labour- | ||
| Trauma at Birth | 4 | |
| - | 4 | |
| Congenital Deformities | 5 | |
| Atelectasis | 13 | |
| Haemorrhagic Disease of Newborn | 2 | |
| - | 20 | |
| 21 | ||
| - | 21 | |
| 3 | ||
| - | 3 | |
| 48 |
The following table gives the cause of death during the first month of life(Neo-natal morality):-
| Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Total Infantile Deaths | Deaths under / year per 1,OOO Bir ths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | |
| Premature Births | 30.4 | 34.7 | 5.88 | 7.26 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 11.6 | 22.2 | 2.24 | 4.65 |
| Infectious Diseases | - | 1.4 | - | 0.29 |
| Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 18.8 | 8.3 | 3.64 | 1. 74 |
| Diseases of Digestion | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.28 | 0.87 |
| Injury at Birth and Congenital | 21.7 | 19.4 | 4.20 | 4.07 |
*This death was due to Diarrhoea