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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Deaths under on e year, arranged in days, weeks and months.The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was 26 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 16 per 1,000 births.

Deaths under on e year, arranged in days, weeks and months.

The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was 26 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 16 per 1,000 births.

CAUSES OF DEATH.1st day.2nd day.3rd day.4th day.5th day.6th day.7th day.lst-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.
All Causes41541132212628925244----96
Polio-Encephalitis-----------------------
Chicken Pox-----------------------
Measles----------------------
Scarlet Fever-----------------------
Whooping Cough----------1----------1
Diphtheria and Croup-----------------------
Tuberculous Meningitis-----------------------
Abdominal Tuberculosis-----------------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases-----------------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)---------------1------1
Convulsions--------------1-------1
Laryngitis-----------------------
Bronchitis-----------------------
Pneumonia (all forms)-1---1--1143213-41----18
Diarrhoea and Enteritis-----------131-1-2----8
Gastritis----------1-----------1
Syphilis-----------------------
Rickets----------------------
Congenital Malformations2111------52--1-------8
Premature Birth3422--121--42-2---------44
Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus4------1-16-----------6
Injurv at Birth------------1---------1
Haemorrhagic disease of newborn111-1-----4-----------4
Other Causes-----------11---1----3
Totals41541132212628925244----96