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Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Section B—INFANT WORK.
INFANTILE MORTALITY is measured by the proportion of
deaths under one year to 1,000 births, and amounted to 79, as
compared with 94 in 1913, 77 in 1912, 105 in 1911, 87 in 1910,
79 in 1909, 99 in 1908, 86 in 1907, 125 in 1906, and 96 in 1905.
During the year 1914 the rate for England and Wales was 105,
while in the 97 large towns it was 114, and in the 145 smaller
towns 104; in England and Wales, less the 242 towns, 93, and in
London 104.
The figures for the various Wards were :—
| Br ths. | Deaths under i yc | Death-rat<-per 1000 Births lr. (all causes) | Death-rate per 1000 births from " diarrho:al " diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood Sub | ||||
| division | 139 | IO | 72 | 7 |
| North Ward | 812 | 45 | 55 | 8 |
| Thornton Heath Sub | ||||
| division | 496 | 40 | 80 | 12 |
| East Ward | 468 | 32 | 68 | 2 |
| BOROUGH | 4027 | 319 | 79 | 12 |
| Central Ward | 290 | 27 | 93 | 7 |
| South Ward | 353 | 28 | 79 | 8 |
| West Ward | 841 | 95 | 112 | 22 |
| South Norwood Ward | 628 | 42 | 67 | 14 |
The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantile mortality from " all causes," from " diarrhoeal diseases," and from " causes other than diarrhoeal."
| Years. | Total Infantile Mortality from all causes. | Infantile Mortality from " diarrhoeal" diseases. | Infantile Mortality from other than "diarrhoeal" disease |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893—1897 | 142 | 25 | 117 |
| 1898—1902 | H3 | 38 | 105 |
| 1903 | 104 | 9 | 95 |
| 1904 | 128 | 29 | 99 |
| 1905 | 96 | 14 | 82 |
| 1906 | 125 | 42 | 83 |
| 1907 | 86 | 10 | 85 |
| 1908 | 99 | 12 | 87 |
| 1909 | 79 | 7 | 72 |
| 1910 | 87 | 10 | 77 |
| 1911 | 105 | 33 | 72 |
| 1912 | 77 | I : | 66 |
| 1913 | 94 | 16 | 78 |
| 1914 | 79 | I 2 | 67 |
DIARRHCEA AND EPIDEMIC ENTERITIS.
Deaths classified in the tables supplied by the RegistrarGeneral
as diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, enteritis and gastroenteritis,
have been included as " diarrhoeal" deaths : as this
classification corresponds with that adopted in former years, comparisons
made on the resultant figures are valid.