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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Maternal Mortality.
There were 5 deaths, compared with 2 in 1948. The maternal
mortality rate was 1.22 per 1,000 births, compared with 0.44 in
1948: —
The deaths were caused by—
(1) Acute yellow atrophy of liver.
(2) Air embolism following intra uterine injection of potassium
permanganate self administered.
(3) Cardiac failure during chloroform anaesthesia for reversion
of breech presentation.
(4) Pulmonary embolism due to chorionic embolism during
normal labour, p.m.
(5) Heart failure: intra-partum eclampsia.
MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1931—1949
| Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 3,501 | 23 | 6.57 | 57 |
| 1932 | 3,429 | 7 | 2.04 | 49 |
| 1933 | 3,239 | 12 | 3.70 | 47 |
| 1934 | 3,304 | 13 | 3.93 | 46 |
| 1935 | 3,391 | 10 | 2.95 | 45 |
| 1936 | 3,373 | 13 | 3.85 | 41 |
| 1937 | 3,357 | 13 | 3.87 | 60 |
| 1938 | 3,430 | 3 | 0.87 | 40 |
| 1939 | 3,511 | 4 | 1.16 | 38 |
| 1940 | 3,031 | 5 | 1.65 | 39 |
| 1941 | 2,472 | 8 | 3.23 | 37 |
| 1942 | 3,579 | 12 | 3.35 | 39 |
| 1943 | 3,785 | 2 | 0.53 | 37 |
| 1944 | 3,680 | 8 | 2.17 | 44 |
| 1945 | 3,675 | 9 | 2.45 | 41 |
| 1946 | 4,937 | 3 | 0.61 | 31 |
| 1947 | 5,211 | 10 | 1.92 | 38 |
| 1948 | 4,597 | 2 | 0.44 | 27 |
| 1949 | 4102 | 5 | 1.22 | 29 |
Infant Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality Rate was 29 per 1,000 live births
registered.