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Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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County Borough of Croydon — Whole Borough.
INFANT MORTALITY, 1926 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 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | |||||||||||
| Certified | 59 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 41 | 25 | 18 | 211 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis(not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | |
| Diarrhoea, Enteritis & Gastro Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 20 | |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 40 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | |
| Other causes | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 59 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 41 | 25 | 18 | 211 | ||
| Nett Births in the year | legitimate, | 3329. | Nett Deaths in the year | lgitimate infants, | 186. | ||||||
| illegitimate, | 148. | legitimate infants, | 25. | ||||||||