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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 statod 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 10 | ... | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 33 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous') | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis and Gastro Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | ... | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
legitimate, 307. legitimate infants 31.
Births in the year Nett Deaths in the year
illegitimate, 9. illegitimate infants, 2.