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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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INFANT MORTALITY,
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 I Month. | 1-3 Months. | , 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | j 9-12 Months | Total Deaths Under 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | ||||||||||
| Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Diarrhoea, Enteritis & Gastro Enteritis | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, over ying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ||||
| Premature Birth | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Oilier causes | ... | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 19 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate, 3224.
illegitimate, 146.
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 139.
illegitimate infants, 37.