[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon].

  • Croydon (London, England). County Borough.
Date:
[1941?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths under one Year, arranged in days, weeks and months. CAUSES OP DEATH 1st day 2nd day 3rd day 4th day 5th day 6th day 7th day lst-2nd wk. : 2nd-3rd wk. 3rd-4th wk. Under 1 month. 1-2 mths. 2-3 mths. 3-4 mths. 4-5 mths. 5-6 mths. 6-7 mths. 7-8 mths. 8-9 mths. 9-10 mths. 10-11 mths. 11-12 mths. TOTAL All Causes (certified 19 7 6 2 2 3 3 6 3 5 56 4 9 7 11 12 4 5 4 1 3 - 116 (uncertified - - - - - - - – – - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Chicken Pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Scarlet Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Diphtheria & Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tuberculosis Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1.. .. .. .. 1 Abdominal Tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Other Tuberculous Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Meningitis (not Tuberculous) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Convulsion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Pneumonia (all forms) .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 1 3 4 .. 4 2 2 1 .. .. .. 25 Diarrohœa and Enteritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 9 Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Syphilis ..| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rickets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Congenital Malformations 2 .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 8 1 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 13 Premature Birth 1 4 2 .. .. .. 2 2 1 1 22 .. ] .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 11 Atrophy, Atelectasis, Deb ility and Rasmus 3 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Injury at Birth 3 .. 1 • • 1 .. • • 1 1 .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Other cause s 1 !.. 1 • • 1 3 2 . . 1 9 1 2 1 j 1 .. 5 .. 2 1 .. 2 .. 23 The rate of infantile mortality for England and Wales was 55, and for the 126 large towns,61. For Croydon the rate was 39. An analysis of the above table shows that 16.4 per cent occurred on the first day of life and 18.3 per cent before the completion of the first month. '