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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.-
INFANT MORTALITY.
1921. 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 Weeke. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Monthe. | 3-6 Monthe. | 6-9 Monthe. | 9-12 Monthe. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | ||||||||||
| Certified | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 70 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | .. | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Pneumonia all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Enteritis and Gastro Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Other causes | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 70 |
Births in the year
legitimate, 1032.
illegitimate, 39.
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants, 89.
illegitimate infants, 1.