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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| YEAR. | BIRTHS. Live and Still. | TOTAL. Deaths. | Maternal Mortality. | Infant Mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 3501 | 23 | 6.6 | 57 | |||||
| 1932 | 3429 | 7 | 2.0 | 49 | |||||
| 1933 | 3249 | 12 | 3.7 | 47 | |||||
| 1934 | 3304 | 13 | 3.9 | 46 | |||||
| 1935 | 3391 | 10 | 2.9 | 45 | |||||
| 1936 | 3373 | 13 | 3.9 | 41 | |||||
| 1937 | 3357 | 13 | 3.9 | 60 | |||||
| 1938 | 3430 | 3 | 0.87 | 40 | |||||
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Fifty-nine cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified. This is
a rate of 17.2 per 1,000 births (live and still births).
The designation Puerperal Fever has been dropped under the
Public Health Act, 1936, and all cases of temperature of 100.4° F.
or over occurring for more than 48 hours during the puerperium
are now designated Puerperal Pyrexia.
The following Table gives fuller details concerning theses cases.
| 59 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 1 |
The following Table gives information concerning the accom modation utilized for confinements.
| Number. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1,416 | 37.32 | |
| 1,695 | 44.68 | |
| 683 | 18.00 |