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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—Thornton Heath.

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 One Year.
All Causes.
Certified64313655938
Uncertified
Small-pox
Chicken-pox
Measles123
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough11
Diphtheria and Croup
Erysipelas...
Tuberculous Meningitis
Abdominal Tuberculosis
Other Tuberculous Diseases...
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)
Convulsions1123
Laryngitis
Bronchitis11
Pneumonia (all forms)2248
Diarrhœa
Enteritis11
Gastritis11
Syphilis
Rickets
Suffocation, overlying1113
injury at Birth
Atelectasis
Congenital Malformations111
Premature Birth15117
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus22114
Other causes1121115
64313655938

legitimate, 366. legitimate infants, 32.
Nett Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year
illegitimate, 19. illegitimate infants, 6.