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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. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various ages under One Year of Age.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 12 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1Month. | 13 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | ||||||||||
| Certified | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 56 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | l | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 13 | ... | l | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ... | 17 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Other causes | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 56 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 488.
illegitimate 68.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 38.
illegitimate infants 18