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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Cause or DEath. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in orbeyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of all "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or non" Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 under 65. | 65 it upwards. | Addington. | Beddington. | Coulsdon. | Mitcham. | Morden. | Sanderstead. | Wallington. | Woodmanst'rne | |||
Cane Hill Asylum Holborn Union Workoouse | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 31 | 7 | 18 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 25 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 12 | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 15 | .. | 6 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhcea | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 16 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |||
Other Tubercular Diseases | 23 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 15 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 6 | .. | .. | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 13 |
Bronchitis | 37 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 18 | .. | 1 | 4 | 26 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia | 46 | 13 | 13 | .. | 2 | 10 | 8 | .. | 7 | 6 | 25 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 10 | 1 |
Pleurisy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 1 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 16 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Diseases | 72 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 34 | 30 | .. | 5 | 11 | 41 | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
Brain ,, | 43 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 24 | .. | 3 | 21 | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 56 | 4 | |
Kidneys ,, | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 1 |
Accidents | 19 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 96 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 49 | .. | 14 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .. | 14 | 5 | |
All causes | 584 | 126 | 75 | 29 | 27 | 175 | 152 | 2 | 56 | 88 | 330 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 8 | 125 | 36 |