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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Maternity and Child Welfare—Deaths of Infants under
one year of age.
Table XXXVII
| 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Deaths | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | |
| January | 263 | 11 | 42 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 90 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 65 | 19.7 | 19.8 |
| February | 226 | 17 | 75 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 90 | 14.1 | 23.5 | 100 | 16 5 | 14.4 |
| March | 269 | 16 | 60 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 100 | 16.0 | 20.9 | 62 | 14.5 | 13.0 |
| April | 380 | 14 | 44 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 58 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 59 | 15.8 | 12.3 |
| May | 420 | 21 | 50 | 20.7 | 11.7 | 31 | 17.6 | 11.7 | 44 | 17.6 | 10.7 |
| June | 257 | 14 | 54 | 19.8 | 8.6 | 28 | 17.9 | 8.6 | 17 | 19.3. | 10.3 |
| July | 301 | 8 | 26 | 16.3 | 8.7 | 33 | 16.6 | 9.4 | 37 | 18.0 | 9.4 |
| August | 316 | 16 | 50 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 63 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 66 | 17.9 | 8.0 |
| September | 337 | 12 | 37 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 76 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 74 | 14.9 | 9.1 |
| October | 253 | 11 | 44 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 77 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 46 | 14.7 | 10.6 |
| November | 252 | 9 | 36 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 70 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 33 | 15.2 | 10.3 |
| December | 247 | 22 | 89 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 65 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 47 | 14.4 | 13.0 |
The Birth Rate was highest in May, June and September, and the infantile mortality was lowest during July, September and
November. The death rate was highest in February and March. Infantile mortality was highest during February, March and
December.