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.— Continued.
INFANT MORTALITY.
1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Waeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths Under One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes. | |||||||||||
Certified | 19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 95 | |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Convulsions | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | 15 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Premature Birth | 10 | 4 | ... | 2 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 20 | |
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 95 | ||
Nett Births in the year | legitimate, | 809. | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants | 83. | ||||||
illegitimate, | 32. | illegitimate infants, | 12, |