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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
Measles11231016
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough213
Diphtheria and Croup...
Erysipelas112
Tuberculous Meningitis213
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous Diseases
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)1123
Convulsions551112421423
Laryngitis
Bronchitis1443214
Pneumonia (all forms)111414939
Diarrhœa1113319
Enteritis11374520
Gastritis213
Syphilis
Rickets
Suffocation, overlying221115
Injury at Birth111
Atelectasis444
Congenital Malformations421722213
Premature Birth5445633167
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1026220138142
Other causes641213983740
872015612853453942307

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