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Croydon 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IV.—Continued.

County Borough of Croydon— West Ward.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1915.Nett Deaths from slated 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.
Certified2355235141351582
uncertified
Small-pox...
Chicken-pox...
Measles1157
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria and Croup...
Erysipelas...
Tuberculous Meningitis11
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous Diseases...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)111
Convulsions1123
Laryngitis
Bronchitis2226
Pneumonia (all forms)112137
Diarihœa1111115
Enteritis111125
Gastritis11
Syphilis
Rickets
Suffocation, overlying...
Injury at birth
Atelectasis111
Congenital Malformations21314
Premature Birth121114216
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus51174314
Other causes1211522211
2355235141351582

legitimate, 799. legitimate infants, 72.
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year
illegitimate, 45. illegitimate infants, 10.