London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Tote! Infantile Deaths | Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 Births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury at Birth and Congenital | 12.0 | 19.6 | 1.84 | 3.4 |
| Premature Births | 42.2 | 43.5 | 6.41 | 7.5 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 2.4 | 11.9 | 0.37 | 2.0 |
| Atalectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.37 | 0.6 |
| Diseases of Digestion * | - | 1.1 | - | 0.2 |
| Other causes | 41.0 | 20.6 | 6.25 | 3.5 |
| Stillbirths -60 | Perinatal Rate 22 per 1,000 | |||
| Deaths in first week - 58 | Total (live and still) births | |||
| Prematurity - 39 | Pneumonia | - | 1 | |
| Congenital conditions 8 | Haemorrhagic disease | - | ||
| Atelectasis - - | Other causes | - | 4 | |
| Birth Trauma - 6 | ||||