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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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General's table, and 42 more deaths from Bronchitis. A number
of certificates state the deceased died from Myocarditis and
Senility, or Myocarditis and Chronic Bronchitis; in the local
classification the latter cause has been taken as the cause of death.
The percentage of deaths under 1 year of age to total deaths
was 5.4. Deaths under 15 years, 9.6% ; deaths under 65 years,
49.3%; deaths over 65 years, 50.7%.

Table x.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 12 YEARS.

Cause of Death.192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933
Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.1 Otal Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total PeathsDeath Rate.
Enteric Fever1...2...12...1......2......
Malaria1......11........................
Small Pox.......................................
Measles1994713630122...2130.054
Scarlet Fever6221...35423.........
Whooping Cough11111199211424391230.013
Diphtheria and Croup2721883210322314511170.071
Influenza (including Influenzal pneumonia)101208963441183819932841001030.429
Dysentery.....................11.........
Erysipelas2245553874380.033
Cerebru-Spinal Fever22.........2...23220.008
Pulmonaiy Tuberculosis1831531571511711651671701541551441620.675
Tuberculous Meningitis14221217171013107119100.042
Other Tuberculous Disease1215191320282619141113120.050
Cancer, Malignant Disease2522592933193303443273303393423413741.563
Rheumatic Fever75981166547440.016
Meningitis128662911171415970.029
Organic Heart Disease3242543052732813464053083754904696272.613
Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic19413914213010092922261252001451300.542
Pneumonia1831441821401382001582721992582382100.875
Other Diseases of the Kespiratory Organs4036333234333321162015220.092
jwrhcea and Enteritis3736323634242845321525260.108
Appendicitis and Typhlitis1521282014171627232328440.183
Cirrhosis of Liver141171239111055860.025
Allcholism13312334311......
Nepnritis and Bright s Disease47597065817779117456081780.325
Pueraerperal Fever64251142618270.029
Other Diseases and Accidentsof Pregnancy & Parturition10688135115614550.021
Congenital Debility and Malformation5232373652302642424927190.079
Premature Birthg3839544240483247404948470.196
Violent deaths (excludingSuicide)4849666571837564749275700.292
Suicide1923232333303529193343300.125
Other Defined Diseases6876246706727037206647487137066846772.821
Disease ill-defined or unknown22......1341010411080.033
Total2387200722802169226924522354 2792 1233726742556272111.3