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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.
Certified1153…19414331
Uncertified…………………………
Small-pox…………………………
Chicken-pox…………………………
Measles……………………………
Scarlet Fever………………………...
Whooping Cough…………………………
Diphtheria and Croup…………………………
Erysipelas…………………………
Tuberculous Meningitis…………………………
Abdominal Tuberculosis…………………………
Other Tuberculous Diseases…………………………
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)…………………………
Convulsions…3……3…………3
Laryngitis…………………………
Bronchitis…………………1…1
Pneumonia (all forms)……………1…214
Diarrhœa…………………………
Enteritis……………1……12
Gastritis…………………………
Syphilis…………………………
Rickets…………………………
Suffocation, overlying…………………………
Injury at Birth…………………………
Atelectasis1………1…………1
Congenital Malformations…1……1…1…13
Premature Birth712…10…………10
Atropy, Debility and Marasmus1…1…22………4
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.