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Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The approximate acreage of the Wards is as follows:—
| Areas in Acres | Wards. |
|---|---|
| 1660 | Upper Norwood (sub-division). Thornton Heath do. |
| 980 | South Norwood. |
| 998 | West. |
| 1181 | North. |
| 404 | Central. |
| 2209 | East. |
| 1580 | South. |
| 9012 |
THE BIRTHS during the year numbered 4,017, of which 2,059
were boys and 1,958 were girls. The birth rate equalled 25.5 per
1,000 as compared with 26.5 for England and Wales.
Of the total births, 184, or 4.6 per cent., were illegitimate.
The births were distributed as follows:—
| Total. | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population. | |
|---|---|---|
| South Ward | 361 | 17.8 |
| Upper Norwood Sub-division | *156 | 18.6 |
| Central Ward | 340 | 19.6 |
| East „ | 388 | 20.8 |
| BOROUGH | 4017 | 25.5 |
| South Norwood Ward | 647 | 27.3 |
| Thornton Heath Sub-division | 492 | 28.1 |
| North Ward | 633 | 28.7 |
| West ,, | 917 | 30.9 |
| The Workhouse | 83 |
including 29 births at 89, Central Hill (Servants' Reformatory).
DEATHS.—During the year, 2,053 deaths were registered in
the Borough, or 13.0 per 1000. Ninety-five of the deaths
registered in the Borough were those of strangers dying at the
Workhouse or Infirmary, 18 of strangers dying at the Croydon General
Hospital, 4 at the Cottage Hospital, Purley, 12 at the Cottage
Hospital, Upper Norwood, 2 at "Victoria House," 89, Central Hill
(Servants' Reformatory), while 6 deaths at the Borough Hospital
occurred among patients admitted from Sanderstead, Coulsdon, Penge
and Kingston. Three of the deaths of strangers at the Borough
Hospital were due to scarlet fever and three to diphtheria.
If we deduct these 137 deaths and add 47 deaths at the Mental
Hospital, Warlingham, and 58 deaths of Croydon residents known
to have occurred outside the district during the same period, we