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Croydon 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY is measured by the proportion of
deaths under one year to 1,000 births, and amounted to 87 as compared
with 79 in 1909, 99 in 1908, 94 in 1907, 125 in 1906, and 96
in 1905. During the year 1910 the rate for England and Wales was
106, while in the 77 large towns it ranged from 66 in Leyton,
67 in King's Norton, 70 in Hornsey to 151 in Gateshead, 158 in
Preston to 168 in Burnley.
I'he figures for the various Wards were :—
| Births, | Deaths under 1 year | Death-rate per 1000 Births (all causes) | Death-rate per 1000 births from " diarrhoea " diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| †Upper Norwood Subdivision | 139 | 6 | 43 | 7 |
| North Ward | 665 | 37 | 56 | 6 |
| Central Ward | 29S | 21 | 71 | 13 |
| South Ward | 376 | 30 | 80 | 11 |
| East Ward | 404 | 33 | 82 | 5 |
| South Norwood Ward | 548 | 82 | 16 | |
| BOROUGH | 3810 | 331 | 87 | 10 |
| Thornton Heath Subdivision | 474 | 47 | 99 | 17 |
| West Ward | 824 | 112 | 135 | 8 |
† Including 29 births at " 89, Central Hill " (Servants Reformatory).
The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantile mortality from " all causes," from "diarrheal diseases*," and from "causes other than diarrhœal."
| Years. | Total Infantile Mortality from all causes. | Infantile Mortality from " diarrhceal diseases. | Infantile Mortality from other than 'diarrhœal" diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893—1897 | 142 | 25 | 117 |
| 1898—1902 | 143 | 38 | IO5 |
| 1903 | 104 | 9 | 95 |
| 1904 | 128 | 29 | 99 |
| 1905 | 96 | 14 | 82 |
| 1906 | 125 | 42 | 83 |
| 1907 | 94 | 10 | 85 |
| 1908 | 99 | 12 | 87 |
| 1909 | 79 | 7 | 72 |
| 1910 | 87 | 10 | 77. |
DIARRHEA AND EPIDEMIC ENTERITIS.
During 1910 diarrhoea and epidemic enteritis accounted for 27
deaths, of which 21 occurred in children under one year of age.
There were also 24 deaths from other forms of enteritis, of which 18
*Under "diarrhœal" disease- are included death from "diarrhœa" from
epidemic and zymotic enteritis, and from enteritis, that is from the causes classified
in schedules 10, II, and 107 of Table IV.