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Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION IV.
CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 374 as compared with 341 in
1932; 342 in 1931; 339 in 1930; 330 in 1929; 327 in 1928; 344 in
1927; 330 in 1926; 319 in 1925; 293 in 1924.
Death-rates per 1,000 of the population for the previous 10 years are as follows:—
| 1923 | 1.34 (259) | 1928 | 1.54 (327) |
| 1924 | 1.50 (293) | 1929 | 1.48 (330) |
| 1925 | 1.60 (319) | 1930 | 1.52 (339) |
| 1926 | 1.60 (330) | 1931 | 1.46 (342) |
| 1927 | 1.62 (344) | 1932 | 1.44 (341) |
For 1933 the rate is 1.56 (374).
Table XXIX.
| Ward. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Death-rate | Estimated Population. Mid 1933. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |||||
| Upper Norwood | 9 | 26 | 35 | 1.56 | 10122 | 12258 |
| bury | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1.37 | 7240 | 8753 |
| East Thornton | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1.20 | 9402 | 10664 |
| Ransham Manor | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.18 | 7518 | 8566 |
| Bornton Heath | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1.48 | 7450 | 8165 |
| South Norwood | 12 | 15 | 27 | 1.52 | 8077 | 9640 |
| Foodside | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1.47 | 7432 | 8222 |
| Yeast | 17 | 15 | 32 | 1.77 | 7927 | 10108 |
| discombe | 15 | 12 | 27 | 1.87 | 6688 | 7770 |
| Hitehorse Mnr | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1.55 | 7995 | 8759 |
| oad Green | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.37 | 7304 | 8066 |
| Contral | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1.56 | 5432 | 6777 |
| Paddon | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1.47 | 10387 | 11452 |
| South | 10 | 27 | 37 | 2.48 | 6332 | 8569 |
| Paddington | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.74 | 1426 | 1449 |
| fixed abode. | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total | 161 | 213 | 374 | 1.56 | 110732 | 129218 |