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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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09
Deaths under one year, arranged in days, weeks and months.
| causes of death. | 1st day. | 2nd day. | 3rd day. | 4th day. | 5th day. | 6th day. | 7th day. | 1st-2nd wk. | 2nd-3rd wk. | 3rd-4th wk. | Under 1 mnth. | 1-2 mths. | 2-3 mths. | 3-4 mths. | 4-5 mths. | 5-6 mths. | 6-7 mths. | 7-8 mths. | 8-9 mths. | 9-10 mths. | 10-11 mths. | 11-12 mths. | total. |
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| All Causes Certified | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | -'- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 27 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | 12 | |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | 16 |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | - | 2 | — | 3 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | 31 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | - | 5 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137 |