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 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 49 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 62 |
| Meningoencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | • | - | . | . | . | . | . | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | • |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | • | _ | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | . | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasus, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Injury at Birth | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 49 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 62 |