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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DEATHS UNDER ONE VEAR, ARRANGED IN DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS
| CAUSES OF DEATH | 1st day | 2nd day | 3rd day | 4th day | 5 th day | 6th day | 7th day | 8 th - 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 | 70 + months | 11 + months | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | ||||||
| Meningo-Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chickenpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Premature Births | 30 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Other Causes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 1 | 12 | ||||
| 49 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 |