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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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LABORATORY, AMBULANCE, NURSING FACILITIES,
HOSPITALS, Etc.
There have been no material changes in the Laboratory,
Ambulance and Nursing Facilities in the home since my report
in 1940.
All the Clinics have continued throughout the year, and the
Tonsils and Adenoids Clinic at the Croydon General Hospital,
which closed in August, 1940, was re-opened on 18th August,
1941. The Throat Clinic at Croydon General Hospital was
transferred to Mayday Hospital on 3rd November, 1941.
DEPARTMENTAL CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS.
| Cause of Death. | 1937 Total Deaths | 1938 Total Deaths | 1939 Total Deaths | 1940 Total Deaths | 1941 Total Deaths | 1942 Total Deaths | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 35 | 12 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malaria | — | — | - | -_ | 1 | - | - |
| Small Pox | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 5 | 8 | — | - | 5 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.005 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.015 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.015 |
| Influenza (including Influenzal pneumonia) | 71 | 21 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 19 | 0.097 |
| Dysentry | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0.010 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.005 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0.031 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 140 | 117 | 89 | 128 | 90 | 97 | 0.496 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0.097 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 432 | 387 | 419 | 443 | 376 | 409 | 2.091 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0.015 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.046 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 770 | 777 | 782 | 682 | 672 | 741 | 3.788 |
| Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic | 50 | 49 | 47 | 130 | 80 | 131 | 0.670 |
| Pneumonia | 179 | 130 | 151 | 206 | 194 | 113 | 0.578 |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 12 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 22 | 0.112 |
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 45 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 0.077 |
| Appendicitis | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0.031 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0.026 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 84 | 72 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 0.291 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.838 |
| *Other diseases and accidents of pregnancy and parturition | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2.515 |
| Congenital debility, malformation and Premature Birth | 105 | 64 | 71 | 53 | 34 | 82 | 0.419 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding suicide) | 102 | 78 | 77 | 61 | 74 | 61 | 0.312 |
| Suicide | 30 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 2(1 | 24 | 0.123 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 634 | 595 | 662 | 1152 | 778 | 568 | 2.904 |
| Diseases Ill-Defined or Unknown | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | - | — |
| Total | 2800 | 2496 | 2557 | 3118 | 2539 | 2409 | — |
*Calculated per 1,000 live and still births.