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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE IV.—Continued.County Borough of Croydon—Upper Norwood.INFANT MORTALITY.1915. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

TABLE IV.—Continued.

County Borough of Croydon—Upper Norwood.

INFANT MORTALITY.

1915. Nett Deaths from stated 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.
Certified51......6......1...7
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..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis............1............1
Pneumonia (all forms).....................1...1
Diarrhœa..............................
Enteritis..............................
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlying..............................
Injury at birth..............................
Atelectasis..............................
Congenital Malformations…………………………
Premature Birth3………3…………3
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus1………1…………1
Other causes1………1…………1
51……6……1…7

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legitimate, 137. legitimate nfants, 7.
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year
illegitimate, 7. illegitimate infants, 0.