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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY.
1918. 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. | 43 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 70 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 202 |
| Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | 15 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | |
| Premature Birth | 24 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 46 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 29 |
| Other causes | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 43 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 70 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 202 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 2427.
illegitimate 205.
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants, 177.
illegitimate infants 25.