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Croydon 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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7
INFANT WORK.
INFANTILE MORTALITY is measured by the proportion of
deaths under one year to 1,000 births, and amounted to 76, as compared
with 87 in 1917, 77 in 1916, 83 in 1915, 79 in 1914, 94 in 1913,
77 in 1912, 105 in 1911, 87 in 1910, 79 in 1909, and 99 in 1908,
During the year 1918, the rate for England and Wales was 97,
while in the 96 large towns it was 106, and in the 148 smaller towns
94, and in London 107.

Table: The figures for the various Wards were :—

The figures for the various Wards were :—

Births.Deaths under 1 yearDeath-rate Per 1000 Births (all causes)Death-rate per 1000 births from "diarrhœal" diseases.
Upper Norwood Sub division843360
North Ward .51642818
Thornton Heath Subdivision23921878
East Ward303309913
BOROUGH2632202762
Central Ward20513635
South Ward23217734
West Ward704578010
South Norwood Ward34919540

Table: The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantilc mortality from "all causes," from "diarrhœal diseases," and from "causes other than diarrhœal."

The following table shows the fluctuations since 1892 in the infantilc mortality from "all causes," from "diarrhœal diseases," and from "causes other than diarrhœal."

Years.Total Infantile Mortality from all causes.Infantile Mortality from "diarrhœal" diseases.Infantile Mortality from other than "diarrhœal" disease
1893—189714225117
1898—190214338105
1903104995
19041282999
1905961482
19061254283
1907941084
1908991287
190979772
1910871077
19111053372
1912771166
1913941678
1914791267
191583875
191677770
1917871275
191876769