Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The rate of infant mortality amongst legitimate children was
18 per 1,000 births. The rate in illegitimate children was 41 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 | 8th-l4th day | 15th-21st day | 22nd-28th day | Under lmnth. | 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. j | TOTAL |
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All Causes | 28 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 69 |
Polio-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria and croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Premature Birth | 1? | 2 | 2 | - | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | 21 |
Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 13 | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 13 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 2 | _ | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 2 |
Other Causes | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 8 |
TOTALS | 28 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 69 |