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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY.
1914. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSES 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. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | |||||||||||
| Certified | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis . . ... ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 5 | ... | l | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | ||
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate, | 146. | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants, | 43 | ||||||
| illegitimate, | 66. | illegitimate infants | , 2. | ||||||||