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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 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 |
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| All Causes | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 83 | |
| Meningoencephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chickenpox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea and enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 |
| Premature Births | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| Atrophy, Atelectasis, Debility and Marasmus | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Haemorrhagic disease of newborn | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Other Causes | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 83 |