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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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The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was
18 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 41 per
1,000 births.

Table: DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR, ARRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS

DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR, ARRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS

CAUSES OF DEATH1st day2nd day3rd day4th day5th day6th day7th day8th-l4th day15th-21st day22nd-28th dayUnder lmnth.1-2 mths.2-3 mths.3-4 mths.4-5 mths.5-6 mths.6-7 mths.7-8 mths.8-9 mths.9-10 mths.10-11 mths.11-12 mths. jTOTAL
All Causes2864--231-448326521-11--69
Polio-Encephalitis-----------------------
Chicken Pox-----------------------
Measles-----------------------
Scarlet Fever-----------------------
Whooping Cough-----------------------
Diphtheria and croup-----------------------
Tuberculous Meningitis-----------------------
Abdominal Tuberculosis-----------------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases-----------------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)------------------1---1
Convulsions-----------------------
Laryngitis-----------------------
Bronchitis-----------1----------1
Pneumonia (all forms)---------11-123-------7
Diarrhoea and Enteritis---------------1------1
Gastritis----------------------
Syphilis-----------------------
Rickets-----------------------
Congenital Malformations11------—351--21---1--10
Premature Birth1?22-—131--21--------—-—21
Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus1021_______13__-________13
Injury at Birth211-------4--1--------5
Haemorrhagic disease of newborn2_---_____2____-___-__2
Other Causes1—---1--—-2113-—1---—-8
TOTALS2864--231-448326521-11--69