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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 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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151(A) Premature birth226464213510315...16 (5)15429252925.......................................
161(B.C.D. E.) Infantile debility, Icterus & Sclerema
(B) Infantile atrophy, debility and marasmus1...1224...1132......2...8(1)119118118.......................................
(C) Icterus neonatorum..................1.........1..................22...2..........................................
(D) Sclerema and oedema neonatorum.........................................................................................................
(E) Want of breast milk.........................................................................................................
152(A.B.C.D. Other diseases peculiar to early infancy
(A) Diseases of umbilicus, &c..........................................................................................................
(B) Atelectasis......2......211.........211...14106464.......................................
(C) Injuries at birth............1............1.........1...3133...3..........................................
(D) Cyanosis neonatorum.........................................................................................................
153Lack of care.........................................................................................................
XII .-Old Age.
154(A. B.) Old age
(A) Senile dementia2...2...11...............1.........9 (3)...725.......................................25
(B) Senile decay9...3485261245241...11(3)1662343.......................................2346
XIII.—Affections produced by External Causes.
155Suicide by poison......1...1.........1...1......1...35532........................11...12......
156Suicide bv asphyxia........................122...............5523....................................32
157Suicide bv hanging or strangulation........................1......11......1 (1)3321........................1............11
158Suicide by drowning...............1..............................111..............................1...............
159Suicide bv firearms.........................................................................................................
160Suicide by cutting and piercing instruments..................1...1...1............2 (1)333....................................3.........
161Suicide by jumping from high place.........................................................................................................
162Suicide by crushing1..............................12......1 (1)4431...........................112.........
163Other suicides...............1............1...............222....................................2.........
164Poisoning by food.........................................................................................................
165Other acute poisonings......1.......................................11...1....................................1......
166Conflagration.........................................................................................................
167Burns (conflagration excepted)...1............1.........1......1...5 (2)4422............2......1......1............
168Absorption of deleterious gases (conflagration excepted).........21...............2............15514...1........................2......11
169Accidental drowning......1.........1...............1.........333.....................1......2...............
170Injury by firearms.........................................................................................................
171Injury by cutting or piercing instruments.................................1............11...1....................................1......