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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Eleven cases were notified during 1945.
The following table gives the notifications in Croydon during the past ten years :—
| 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of Cases | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| Rate per 1.000 Births | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
Results of Treatment.
| Notified. | Cases treated. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired | Died. | Removed | Remaining under Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At home. | In hospital | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Infant Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality rate was 41 per 1,000 live births
registered.
For the past 5 years the number of infant deaths have been
1941—90, 1942—137, 1943—137, 1944—156, and 1945—145. 120
deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including Registered
Xu rsing Homes.
Among the 145 deaths, 83 occurred in boy babies and 62 in
girls. Of the births, 1,849 were males and 1,726 females. The
" fantile mortalitv rate for the two sexes was, therefore, Boys—
45, Girls—36.