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. | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. | Aged under 5 or over 5. | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospitals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Enteric or Typhoid Fever. | ||||||||||||
Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal | |||||||||||||||||||
Last Census | Estimated to middle of 1897. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
ADDINGTON | 670 | 670 | 14 | Under 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||||||
BEDDINGTON | 2607 | 3000 | 57 | Under 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||
COULSDON | 8335 | 4000 | 109 | Under 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | ||||||
MERTON | 3360 | 3700 | 103 | Under 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||
MITCHAM | 10758 | 12100 | 389 | Under 5 | .. | 47 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 73 | .. | .. | 32 | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 143 | 13 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 51 | .. | .. | 84 | 2 | .. | ||||||
MORDEN | 763 | 860 | 27 | Under 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
SANDERSTEAD | 509 | 680 | 13 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||
WALLINGTON | 3823 | 4500 | 93 | Under 5 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 13 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | ||||||
WOODMANSTERNE | 409 | 490 | 16 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM, BEDDINGTON | .. | (146) * | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||
RUSSELL HILL SCHOOL, BEDDINGTON | .. | (280)* | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
REEDHAM ORPHANAGE, COULSDON | .. | (300)* | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
CANE HILL ASYLUM, COULSDON | 1115 | 2200 | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | ||||||
HOLBORN SCHOOLS, MITCHAM | 477 | 430 | .. | Under 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | ||||||
HOLBORN WORKHOUSE, MITCHAM | 892 | 750 | .. | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Totals | 28717 | 33380 | 821 | Under 5 | .. | 70 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 92 | .. | .. | 44 | 1 | .. | .. | |
5 upwds. | 3 | 192 | 28 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 24 | 76 | .. | 3 | 111 | 5 | 4 | .. | |||||
26233 | 30000 |
*Included in Beddington and Coulsdon.