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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 1935
[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 VIII.
| Births | Deaths | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Heath Rate | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | |||
| January | 307 | 15 | 49 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 42 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 78 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 79 | 15.5 | 15.9 |
| 271 | 17 | 63 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 45 | 14.6 | 72 | 14.2 | 19.5 | 49 | 14.9 | 16.3 | ||
| 15 | 15.3 | 49 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 48 | 45 | 15.0 | 14.0 | ||||||
| April | 277 | 9 | 32 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 39 | 16.8 | 10.4 | |
| May | 383 | 29 | 16.6 | 45 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 19 | 15.1 | 33 | 9.6 | ||||
| 35 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 15 | 8.3 | |||||||
| July | 327 | 31 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 33 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 17.3 | 7.7 | ||||
| August | 365 | 7 | 19 | 15.8 | 12 | 15.2 | 43 | 16.9 | 8.5 | |||||
| 5 | 19 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 35 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 42 | 13.8 | ||||||
| October | 323 | 52 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 31 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 36 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 27 | 14.2 | ||
| 250 | 16 | 64 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 39 | 14.5 | 45 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 31 | 14.9 | 9.0 | ||
| 213 | 15 | 70 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 33 | 15.0 | 54 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 60 | 12.5 | 10.9 | ||
The Birth Rate was highest in July, May and August, and the Infantile Mortality was lowest during August,
September, May, July, and April.
The Death Rate was highest in February, December and March. Infantile Mortality was highest during
December, November and February.