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Croydon 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE IV.Causes of, and ages at, Death during Year ending December 31st, 1908, excluding Deaths of Strangers at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Cottage Hospital, Purley, Cottage Hospital, Upper Norwood, 89, Central Hill (Servants'Reformatory),and adding Deaths of Croydon Residents known to have occurred outside the District.

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TABLE IV.

Causes of, and ages at, Death during Year ending December 31st, 1908, excluding Deaths of Strangers at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Cottage Hospital, Purley, Cottage Hospital, Upper Norwood, 89, Central Hill (Servants'Reformatory),and adding Deaths of Croydon Residents known to have occurred outside the District.

Schedule No.	Causes of Death in Croydon during the Year ending December 31st, 1908.	Deaths in whole District at Subjoined Ages.									Deaths in Localities at all Ages.								Institution and Street Deaths which could net be distributed.	Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed.	Inquest Cases.
		all ages.			Under 1.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	West.	North.	Central.	East.	South.	South Norwood.	Upper Norwood,	Thornton Heath.
		Total.	M.	F.	Under 1.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	West.	North.	Central.	East.	South.	South Norwood.	Upper Norwood,	Thornton Heath.
2	Measles	92	52	40	21	59	11	..	1	..	33	10	6	10	15	11	1	6	..	1	3
3	Scarlet Fever	5	1	4		2	3	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	2	1	..	..	8(3)	..
5	Epidemic Influenza	52	23	29	3	1	1	2	20	25	16	4	7	3	9	9	2	2	..	4(1)	..
6	Whooping Cough	29	13	16	11	18	..	..	..	..	5	5	2	..	3	2	1	10	1	4	..
7	Diphtheria (Mem. Croup)	37	22	15	..	18	18	..	1	..	10	4	2	4	5	5	4	3	..	31(3)	..
8	Enteric Fever	5	3	2	..	..	1	3	1	..	..	..	..	3	..	1	..	1	..	3	..
10	Diarrhœa, Dysentery	44	23	21	28	9	2	..	2	3	11	5	5	6	2	8	1	6	..	4(1)	..
11	Epidemic Enteritis	8	5	3	7	1	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	3	..	1	..	..	..
12	Other Allied Diseases	2	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
15	Tetanus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
17	Cowpox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
18	Syphilis	9	5	4	9	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	2	..	2	..	3	..
20	Phagedena	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
21	Erysipelas	5	1	4	1	1	..	..	3	..	1	..	1	..	..	2	..	1	..	3	..
22	Puerperal Fever	5	..	5	..	..	..	..	5	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	1	..
23	Pyaemia (Septicaemia)	5	2	3	..	2	1	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	2	1	..	1	2
24	Infective Endocarditis	8	4	4	..	..	3	1	4	..	1	2	..	2	2	..	1	..	..	3	..
25	Other Allied Diseases	3	3	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	2	..
27	Rheumatic Fever	6	4	2	..	1	1	..	3	1	2	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	4(2)	..
28	Rheumatism of Heart	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..
29	Tuberculosis of Brain	21	13	8	9	8	3	1	..	..	9	2	1	..	1	5	1	2	..	2	..
30	Tuberculosis of Larynx	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
31	Phthisis	150	73	77	1	8	3	25	105	8	45	18		13	18	17		14	1	71(17)	..
32	Abdominal Tuberculosis	7	5	2	3	1	2	1	..	..	2	1	..	..	1	2	..	1	..	4(2)	..
33	General Tuberculosis	10	2	8	1	2	4	..	2	1	4	1	..	..	1	2	..	2	..	8(3)	..
34	Other forms Tuberculosis	10	6	4	1	1	1	..	6	1	3	1	..	..	1	1	..	2	..	3(1)	..
39	Scurvy	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
41	Acute Alcoholism	..	..	..	..	..	....	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
42	Chronic Alcoholism	3	2	1	..	..	..	..	2	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1
45	Osteo-arthritis	6	1	5	..	..	..	..	2	1	1	..	1	..	1	..	2	1	..	1	..
46	Gout	4	4		..	..	..	..	1	3	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	1	..	..	..
47	Cancer	149	61	88	..	..	1	2	74	72	28	15	30	17	16	22	7	14	..	49(10)	2
48	Diabetes Mell?sus	11	5	6	..	..	..	1	4	6	2	..	..	1	1	4	..	1	..	2(1)	..
49	Purpura Hæmorrhagica	3	2	1	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	..
50	Haemophilia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..		..	..	..	..
51	Anæmia	8	2	6	..	..	..	..	7	1	2	1	..	1	2	2	..	..	..	3	..
52	Lymphadenoma	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	(1)	..
53	Premature Birth	65	34	31	65	..	..	..	..	..	19	12	..	8	2	8	..	10	1	5	..
54	Injury at Birth	3	3	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..
55	Debility at Birth	11	6	5	11	..	..	..	..	..	4	..	1	..	3	..	1	1	.1	..	..
56	Atelectasis	9	6	3	8	1	..	..	..	..	1	2	..	..	1	3	..	2	..	(1)	..
57	Congenital Defects	19	11	8	18	..	1	..	..	..	5	3	..	1	3	3	..	4	..	6	1
59	Atrophy. Debility Marasmus	66	35	31	61	5	..	..	..	..	21	7	4	10	4	5	3	11	1	21(2)	..
60	Dentition	4	2	2	1	3	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..
61	Rickets	2	1	1	..	2	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..
62	Old Age, Senile Decay	83	27	56	..	..	..	..	..	83	22	9	9	10	7	10	4	12	..	3(1)	..
63	Convulsions	25	17	8	17	8	..	..	..	..	7	2	3	3	2	4	1	3	..	3	11
64	Meningitis	20	13	7	5	9	2	2	2	..	6	2	2	1	1	3	1	4	..	4	1
65	Encephalitis	..	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..		....	..	..	..	..		..
66	Apoplexy	2	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
67	Softening of Brain	2	2	..	..		..	..	..	2	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..
68	Hemiplegia	5	..	5	..	..	..	..	..	..5	..	..	..	2	..	2	1	..	..	..	..
69	General Paralysis of Insane	7	5	2	..	..	..	..	7	..	1	2	1	..	1	1	1	..	..	7	..
70	Other forms of Insanity	9	6	3	..	..	..	..	6	3	4	2	1	..	..	..	1	1	..	7	..
71	Chorea	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	....	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
72	Cerebral Tumour	2	2	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..
73	Epilepsy	7	6	1	..	1	..	2	3	1	..	3	..	1	..	1	..	1	1	6(1)	..
74	Laryngismus Stridulus	6	4	2	4	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	1	1	2	..	1	..
75	Locomotor Ataxy	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..		..	..	..	1	..	..		..
76	Paraplegia	8	..	8	..	..	..	..	3	5	1	1	2	1	..	2	..	1	..	2(1)	..
77	Other forms, Brain Diseases	19	7	12	1	..	2	..	11	5	l	5	3	2	3	2	..	3	..	11(1)	..
78	Otitis	3	2	1	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..
79	Disease of Nose, Epistaxis	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
80	Diseases of Eye	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	....	..	..	..	..	..	....	1	..	..	..	(1)	..
81	Pericarditis	4	3	1	l	1	1	1	..	..	l	..	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	2(1)	1
82	Endocarditis	89	39	50	..	1	2	3	41	42	19	15	7	13	13	10	3	7	2	32(7)	16
84	Angina Pectoris	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
85	Aneurism	6	5	1	..	..	..	..	4	2	1	1	2	..	..	1	..	1	..	l	1
86	Senile Gangrene	4	3	1	..	..		..	..	4	..	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	1	2(1)	1
87	Embolism Thrombosis	8	2	6	..	..	..	..	3	5	1	1	..	2	4	..	..	..	..	..	1

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