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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE III—
| No | CAUSE. | LOCALITIES. | Institution & Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | Total all Ages. | Males all Ages. | Females all Ages. | -1. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-45. | 45-65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. | ||||||||||||||||
| 93 | (A.B.) Pleurisy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (A) Empyema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| (B ) Other pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 94 | (A.B.C.D.) Pulmonary congestion, Pulmonary apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| (B ) Pulmonary oedema and congestion | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ||
| (C) Hypostatic pneumonia | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| (D) Collapse of lung (3 months and over) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 95 | Gangrene of the lung | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Asthma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 97 | Pulmonary emphysema | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | (A) Fibroid disease of lung | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | (B, Other diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| V.—Diseases of the Digestive System. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | (A) Diseases of the teeth and gums | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 99 | (B C.D.) Other diseases of the mouth and annexa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) Thrush, Aphthous Stomatitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (c) Parotitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (d) Other diseases included under 99 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 100 | (A B.C.) Diseases of pharynx, Tonsillitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (A) Tonsillitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (B) Ludwig's angina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (C) Other diseases of the pharynx | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 101 | Diseases of oesophagus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 102 ! | Perforating ulcer of stomach | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||