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Croydon 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IV.

CountyBorough of Croydon— Whole Borough.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at variousAgesunder OneYearofAge.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under t Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths Under One Year.
All Causes.
Certified87201561285345394'2307
Uncertified…………………………
Small-pox…………………………
Chicken-pox…………………………
Measles…1……1…231016
Scarlet Fever…………………………
Whooping Cough………………21…3
Diphtheria and Croup………………………...
Erysipelas…………………112
Tuberculous Meningitis…………………213
Abdominal Tuberculosis…………………………
Other Tuberculous Diseases…………………………
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)…1……1……2…3
Convulsions551112421423
Laryngitis…………………………
Bronchitis…………1443214
Pneumonia (all forms)…………111414939
Diarrhœa……1…113319
Enteritis1………1374520
Gastritis……………21……3
Syphilis…………………………
Rickets…………………………
Suffocation, overlying2………2111…5
Injury at Birth1………1…………1
Atelectasis4………4…………4
Congenital Malformations421…722…213
Premature Birth5445…6331……67
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus10262201381…42
Other causes641213983740
872015612853453942307

legitimate, 3496. legitimate infants 271.
Nett Birth in the year Nett Deaths in the year
illegitimate, 203 illegitimate infants, 36.