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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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-14th day | 15th-21st day | 22nd-28th day | Total Under 1 month | 1-2 months | 2-3 months | 3-4 months | 4-5 months | 5-6 months | 6-7 months | 7-8 months | 8-9 months | 9-10 months | 10-11 months | 11-12 months | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 50 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 69 |
| Men ingo-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 13 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Injury at Birth | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Other Causes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| TOTALS | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | 50 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 69 |