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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 One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 4 | 3 | ... | 17 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | l | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 2 | l | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ... | 17 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 659.
illegitimate, 45.
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants, 53.
illegitimate infants, 4.