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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 1937
[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 | 1937 | 1936 | 1935 | 1934 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Kate | General Death Rate | |||
| January | 256 | 12 | 47 | 13.7 | 16 4 | 5G | 15.4 | 13.7 | 49 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 42 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
| February | 279 | 18 | 65 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 50 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 63 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 45 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| March | 253 | 20 | 79 | 13 6 | 12.3 | 44 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 53 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 49 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| April | 372 | 17 | 46 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 30 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 32 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.3 |
| May | 306 | 14 | 46 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 52 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 29 | 16.6 | 10.2 | 45 | 13.2 | 9.2 |
| June | 398 | 18 | 15 | 17.1 | 10.7 | 28 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 35 | 15.3 | 8.4 | 28 | 15.6 | 7.4 |
| July | 261 | 11 | 42 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 32 | 14.5 | 8 3 | 31 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 33 | 13.0 | 8.6 |
| August | 325 | 13 | 40 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 15 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 19 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 21 | 16.6 | 8.1 |
| September | 298 | 20 | 68 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 13 | 16.5 | 7.7 | 19 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 24 | 13.8 | 8.1 |
| October | 277 | 15 | 54 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 41 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 52 | 14.0 | 8 5 | 31 | 14.0 | 9.0 |
| November | 247 | 13 | 53 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 43 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 64 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 39 | 14.5 | 10.8 |
| December | 300 | 24 | 80 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 55 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 70 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 33 | 15.0 | 10.2 |
The Birth Rate was highest in August, June, May and. April, and the Infant Mortality was lowest during August. July
and June.
The Death Rate was highest in January and December Infant Mortality was highest during December, March and September
.