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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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 1 mnth. | 1-2 mnths. | 2—3 mnths. | 3-4 rnnths. | 4-5 mnths. | 5-6 mnths. | 6-7 mnths. | 7-8 mnths. | 8-9 mnths. | 9-10 mnths. | 10-11 mnths. | 11-12 mnths. | TOTAL |
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All Causes | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 69 |
Polio-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | _ | 1 | _ | 15 | ||
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Congenital Malformations | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
Premature Birth | 2 | — | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3ther Causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
TOTALS | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | 2 | 69 |