London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Parish. | Area in Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Density of persons per acre. | Average number of persons per house. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891. | 1909. | ||||||||||||
| 1891. | 1909. | 1891. | 1909. | 1891. | 1909. | ||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||||||||
| Beddington | 3128 | 442 | 1858 | 2607 | 1162 | 1445 | 8740 | 4160 | 4580 | .8 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 4 6 |
| Royal Female Orphanage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 145 | — | 145 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Russell Hill School | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 358 | 210 | 148 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9243 | 4370 | 4873 | |||||||||||
| Coulsdon | 4314 | 537 | 1817 | 3335 | 1623 | 1712 | 9300 | 4400 | 4900 | .7 | 21 | 6.2 | 5 1 |
| Cane Hill Asylum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2166 | 937 | 1229 | ||||
| Reedham Orphanage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 321 | 185 | 136 | ||||
| 11787 | 5522 | 6265 | |||||||||||
| Mitcham | 2915 | 2055 | 5359 | 10785 | 5300 | 5458 | 27900 | 13350 | 14550 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 5.2 | .5 2 |
| Holborn Workhouse | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 929 | 554 | 375 | |||||
| „ Schools | .. | .. | .. | ...... | .. | .. | 469 | 267 | 202 | ||||
| 29298 | 14171 | 15127 | |||||||||||