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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…...……………………
Measles………………1157
Scarlet Fever…………………………
Whooping Cough…………………………
Diphtheria and Croup………………………...
Erysipelas………………………...
Tuberculous Meningitis…………………1…1
Abdominal Tuberculosis…………………………
Other Tuberculous Diseases………………...………
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)…1……1…………1
Convulsions1………1…2……3
Laryngitis…………………………
Bronchitis……………22…26
Pneumonia (all forms)………112…137
Diarihœa……1…111115
Enteritis1………1…1125
Gastritis………………1……1
Syphilis…………………………
Rickets…………………………
Suffocation, overlying………………………...
Injury at birth…………………………
Atelectasis1………1…………1
Congenital Malformations2…1…31………4
Premature Birth1211…142………16
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus511…743……14
Other causes1211522…211
2355235141351582

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