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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 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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151(A) Premature birth534424.........62343...18 (5)14022182218..........................................
151(B.C.D. E.) Infantile debility, Icterus & Sclerema (B) Infantile atrophy, debility and marasmus4321...22...161232...1722915141514.......................................
(C) Icterus neonatorum......1...............1..................112...2...2..........................................
(D) Sclerema and oedema neonatorum.............................................1...11...1.............................................
(E) Want of breasi milk...............1............11.........5 (2)...33...3.............................................
152(A.B.C.D.) Other diseases peculiar to early infancy (A) Diseases of umbilicus,&c..................1........................1...1...1...1..........................................
(B)Atelectasis1......2...12121.........2...7(1)4128484..........................................
(C) Injuries at birth...1........................1............1...22...2.............................................
(D) Cyanosis neonatorum............................................................................................................
153Lack of care.................................1............111...1.............................................
154XII. —Old Age. (A.B.) Old age
(A) Senile dementia11132231221123...43(20)225718..........................................718
(B) Senile decay35672221632533...22(10)1502030.......................................2030
155XIII.—Affections produced by External Causes. Suicide by poision.......................................1...4 (3)11...1.......................................1......
156Suicide by asphyxia...4...134......2...21.........11717116........................1...226222
157Suicide by hanging or strangulation......1...11......2.........1.........6642...........................1112...1...
158Suicide by drowning.........1.....................111...14422...........................1......2......1
159Suicide by firearms............1......1.....................3 (1)222.................................1...1.........
160Suicide by cutting and piercing instruments............................................................................................................
161Suicide bv jumping from high place1.............................................111.......................................1.........
162Suicide by crushing........................11...............12211.................................11.........
163Other suicides............................................................................................................
164Poisoning by food.........................................................................................................
165Other acute poisonings.............................................1(1)............................................................
166Conflagration............................................................................................................
167Burns (conflagration excepted)1.........11...........................6 (3)3312...11........................1............
168Absorption of deleterious gases (conflagration excepted).....................11..................2 (2)222.................................1.........1...
169......1...21......2.....................6651..................1...1...111...1...
170Injury by firearms .............................................................................................................
171Injury by cutting or piercing instruments...........................1..................11...1.......................................1......