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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Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. Columns for Population and Births are in Table B. (a) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
ADDINGTON | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
BEDDINGTON | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 11 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 20 | ||||||||
COULSDON | 32 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 11 | 10 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||
MERTON | 38 | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 15 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 23 | ||||||||
MITCHAM | 155 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 34 | Under 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 19 | .. | .. | ..8.. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 62 |
5 upwds. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 15 | 9 | .. | 4 | 42 | 93 | |||||||||
MORDEN | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
SANDERSTEAD | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
WALLINGTON | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 15 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 20 | ||||||||
WOODMANSTERNE | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM, BEDDINGTON | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
RUSSELL HILL SCHOOL, BEDDINGTON | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
REEDHAM ORPHANAGE, COULSDON | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
CANE HILL ASYLUM, COULSDON | 172 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 126 | 39 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 16 | 14 | .. | 1 | 116 | 172 | ||||||||
HOLBORN SCHOOLS, MITCHAM | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ...... | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
HOLBORN WORKHOUSE, MITCHAM | 54 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 33 | Under 5 | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 54 | ||||||||
Gross Totals | 544 | 79 | 41 | 16 | 24 | 231 | 153 | Under 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 25 | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 1 | 58 | 120 |
.. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 226 | 424 | |||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto, and which must be added to above | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 3 | 15 | 29 | ||||||||
Deaths occurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto, and which must be deducted from above | 228 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 147 | 72 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 41 | 28 | 22 | .. | 2 | 133 | 227 | ||||||||
CORRECTED TOTALS | 347 | 80 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 99 | 92 | Under 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 25 | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 2 | 59 | 121 |
5 upwds. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 108 | 226 |