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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR, AllRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS

DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR, AllRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS

CAUSES OF DEATH1st day2nd day3rd day4th day5th day6th day7th day8 th - 14th day15th - 21st day22nd - 28th dayTotal Under 1 month1-2 months2-3 months3-4 months4-5 months5-6 months6-7 months7-8 months8-9 months9-10 months10-11 months11-12 monthsTOTAL
All Causes43223---72-597-6-111311-80
Meningo-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---2
Pneumonia (all forms)--1----11-31-1-1-11---8
Diarrhoea and Enteritis----------------------1
Gastritis-----------------------
Syphilis-----------------------
Rickets--------------------
Congenital Malformations22-1----31-92-3------1-15
Premature Birth22------2--24----------24
Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus9---------9-----------9
Injury at Birth1--3------4-----------4
Haemorrhagic disease of
newborn6---------6-----------6
Other Causes3------1--43-1--1-11--11
TOTALs43223---72-597-6-111311-80