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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—East Ward.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under1 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 MonthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year
All Causes.
Certified115319414331
Uncertified
Small-pox
Chicken-pox
Measles……
Scarlet Fever...
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria and Croup
Erysipelas
Tuberculous Meningitis
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous Diseases
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
Convulsions333
Laryngitis
Bronchitis11
Pneumonia (all forms)1214
Diarrhœa
Enteritis112
Gastritis
Syphilis
Rickets
Suffocation, overlying
Injury at Birth
Atelectasis111
Congenital Malformations11113
Premature Birth7121010
Atropy, Debility and Marasmus11224
Other causes2.........2......1...3
1153...19414331

legitimate, 426. legitimate infants, 26.
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year of
illegitimate, 21. illegitimate infants, 5.