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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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139
Maternity and Child Welfare—Deaths of Infants
under one year of age.
| Births | Deaths | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Kate | |||
| January | 283 | 22 | 42 | 15.2 | 12.8 | 47 | 13.7 | 16 4 | 56 | 15.4 | 13.7 |
| February | 258 | 15 | 58 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 65 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 50 | 12.5 | 13.7 |
| March | 370 | 22 | 59 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 79 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 44 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| April | 300 | 13 | 43 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 46 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 30 | 15.7 | 11.8 |
| May | 285 | 6 | 21 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 46 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 52 | 14.5 | 9.2 |
| June | 405 | 10 | 25 | 17.4 | 8.8 | 46 | 17.1 | 10.7 | 28 | 15 2 | 9.8 |
| July | 277 | 8 | 29 | 14.9 | 7.9 | 42 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 32 | 14.5 | 8.3 |
| August | 302 | 6 | 20 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 40 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 15 | 15.2 | 8.3 |
| September | 324 | 9 | 28 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 68 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 13 | 16.5 | 7.7 |
| October | 285 | 9 | 32 | 15.3 | 9.0 | 54 | 14.9 | 41 | 14.7 | 8.9 | |
| November | 354 | 7 | 20 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 53 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 43 | 13.6 | 9.0 |
| December | 236 | 8 | 34 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 80 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 55 | 13.7 | 11.5 |
The Birth Rate was highest in June, August, April and March, and the Infant Mortality was
lowest during August and November, May and June.
The Death Rate was highest in January and December. Infant Mortality was highest during
March and February.