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 IV.—Infantile Mortality during the Year 1914.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under
One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Totals Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 30 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 126 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 7 | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 12 | |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 126 | ||
Nett Births in the year—
Legitimate 1519.
Illegitimate 27.
Nett Deaths in the year of—
Legitimate infants 117.
Illegitimate infants 9.