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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY.
1917. Neil. -lined cause? at varicus 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. | ||||||||||
| Certified | 66 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 102 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 25 | 249 |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Premature Birth | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 53 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 38 |
| Other causes | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | 5 | ... | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 66 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 102 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 25 | 249 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 2654.
illegitimate 182.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 200.
illegitimate infants 49.