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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 1962
[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 | 4 th day | 5th day | 6th day | 7th day | 8th - 14th day | 15th - 21st day | 22nd - 28th day | Total Under 1 month | 1 + months | 2 + months | 3 + months | 4 + months | 5 + months | 6 + months | 7 + months | 8 + months | 9 + months | 10 + mon ths | 11 + months | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 45 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 63 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 75 |
| Meningo-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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Premature Birth | 33 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | l | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Causes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 45 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 63 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 75 |