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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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FOR THE INFANT
Congenital Abnormalities
Asphyxia Livida
Asphyxia Pallida
Prematurity
Mongol Infant
Sore Buttocks
Blood in stools
Loose motions
Sticky eyes
Pemphigus, contacts spots on
eyelids
Cyanosis & poor muscle tone
Fretful baby
Vomiting
Jaundice
Raised Bilirubin
Cyanotic attacks
Oral Thrush
Head cold
Cold Syndrome
Turners Disease
Pyrexia and Diarrhoea
Conjunctivitis
Noisy Respirations
Shocked and collapsed after
vacuum extraction
MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1965 - 1968
| Year | Births (Live and Still) | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 5,800 | - | 17.6 | |
| 1966 | 5,750 | 1 | 0.17 | 10.9 |
| 1967 | 5,669 | 4 | 0.71 | 20.0 |
| 1968 | 5,654 | 2 | 0.35 | 17.0 |