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Croydon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was
21 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 5 per
1,000 births.
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. | 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. |
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| All Causes | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 69 |
| Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| Premature Birth | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Other Causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Totals | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 69 |