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Croydon 1914

[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 causesCertified30267452131821126
Uncertified..................
Small Pox....................
Chicken Pox....................
Measles....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........111..3
Diphtheria and Croup....1..1......23
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1....1
Abdominal Tuberculosis............2....2
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1..12
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)................11
Convulsions......1111....3
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis......1123..410
Pneumonia (all forms)......11331410
Diarrhœa............4..15
Enteritis..........174214
Gastritis................11
Syphilis......11..11..3
Rickets................11
Suffocation, overlying..........1......1
Injury at Birth1....1........1
Atelectasis1......1........1
Congenital Malformations1..1..221....5
Premature Birth19211231......24
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus7..2211711323
Other Causes1..1..245..112
30267452131821126

Nett Births in the year—
Legitimate 1519.
Illegitimate 27.
Nett Deaths in the year of—
Legitimate infants 117.
Illegitimate infants 9.