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Croydon 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE IV.— Continued.County Borough of Croydon—Upper Norwood.INFANT MORTALITY.1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

TABLE IV.— Continued.

County Borough of Croydon—Upper Norwood.

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 One Year.
All Causes.
Certified2...1...325......10
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............1.........1
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1.........1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions1...1..................2
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...........................2
Pneumonia (all forms)..............................
Diarrhœa..............................
Enteritis..................1......1
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis...........................
Rickets...........................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations..............................
Premature Birth..............................
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus..................2......2
Other causes..............................
2...1...325......10
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate,104.Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants8.
, illegitimate,35.llegilimate infants2.