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 + months | 2 + months | 3 + months | 4 + months | 5 + months | 6 + months | 7 + months | 8 + months | 9 + months | 10 + months | 11 + months | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 36 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 91 | |
| Meningoencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Haemorrhagie disease of newborn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | I | I | I | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 7 |
| TOTALS | 36 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 3 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 91 |