Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE V.
Borough of Croydon— Whole District.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1903.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Wcks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total Numbtr 1 Montn. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Mon hs. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Mom J is. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Month*. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-ir Months. | 11-12 Monrhs. | Total Deaths Under One Year |
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All Causes. Certified | 78 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 116 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 372 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Common Infectious Diseases. Small pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria : Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Diar hœal Diseases. Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
Enteritis, (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 |
Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Wasting Diseases. Prem iture Birth | 41 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 |
Congenital Defects | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 |
Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Want of Breast-millc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 56 | |
Tuberculous Diseases. Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
Tuberculous Feiitonitis: Tabes Mesenteriea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Tuberculous D'ses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Convulsions | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 25 |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 28 |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Suffocation, overlaying . | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Other Causes | 12 | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 26 |
78 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 116 | 44 | 45 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 372 |
Births in the year
legitimate 3714
illegitimate 180
Population.
Estlmated to middle of 1905
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 1882 147704