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Croydon 1909
[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 3,938. Of those born
£,035 were boys and 1,903 were girls. The birth rate equalled
24'4 per i,ooo as compared with for England and Wales.
Of the total births, 198, or 4^5 per cent., were illegitimate.
The births were distributed as follows :—
| Total | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population. | |
|---|---|---|
| Central Ward | 266 | 15.3 |
| Upper Norwood Sub-Division | *151 | 18.0 |
| South Ward | 371 | 18.0 |
| East ,, | 396 | 20.6 |
| BOROUGH | 3938 | 24.4 |
| Thornton Heath Sub-Division | 455 | 25.0 |
| South Norwood Ward | 654 | 27.0 |
| North Ward | 653 | 28.8 |
| West „ | 907 | 297 |
| The Workhouse | 85 |
*Including 23 births at 89, Central Hill (Servants' Reformatory).
The birth-rate for 1909 was the lowest on record, and the
number of births registered was actually less than in 1908 in spite
of the increase in the population.
DEATHS.— During the year, 1974 deaths were registered in
the Borough, or 12.3 per 1000. One hundred and seven of the
deaths registered in the Borough were those of strangers dying at
the Workhouse or Infirmary, 28 of strangers dying at the Croydon
General Hospital, 2 at the Cottage Hospital, Purley, 19 at the
Cottage Hospital, Upper Norwood, 1 at "Victoria House," 89,
Central Hill (Servants' Reformatory), while 8 deaths at the Borough
Hospital occurred among patients admitted from Penge, Kingston,
and Kennington. Five of the deaths of strangers at the Borough
Hospital were due to scarlet fever, two to diphtheria, and one to
marasmus.