London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Wards with the highest death-rates were Central and South (16.5), and Addiscombe (14.4). Lowest : Addington (9.0) and West Thornton and Waddon (11.6).
| WARDS. | Estimated Population | Births. | Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 Births. | Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea. | Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. | Death Rate from Nervous Diseases. | Death Rate from Cancer. | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood | 13193 | 140 | 175 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 79 | — | 0.08 | 1.67 | 0.30 | — | 2.96 | 0.76 | 2.27 | -35 |
| Norbury | 13243 | 120 | 172 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 42 | — | — | 1.36 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 3.25 | 0.45 | 2.42 | -52 |
| West Thornton | 16157 | 239 | 188 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 54 | — | — | 1.67 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 1.92 | 0.43 | 1.73 | +51 |
| Bensham Manor | 13195 | 244 | 172 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 25 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 1.97 | 0.53 | 0.08 | 2.96 | 0.53 | 1.74 | +72 |
| Thornton Heath | 14872 | 266 | 189 | 17.9 | 12.7 | 41 | — | 1.35 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 3.09 | 0.27 | 2.35 | +77 | |
| South Norwood | 14535 | 249 | 175 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 40 | — | 0.14 | 2.00 | 0.55 | — | 2.75 | 0.14 | 2.82 | +74 |
| Woodside | 13245 | 217 | 179 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 37 | — | 0.15 | 1.96 | 0.68 | 0.08 | 3.10 | 0.23 | 2.27 | +38 |
| East | 13284 | 215 | 171 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 19 | — | — | 1.05 | 0.30 | — | 3.01 | 0.60 | 2.56 | +44 |
| Addiscombe | 13438 | 284 | 193 | 21.1 | 14.4 | 25 | — | 0.07 | 1.56 | 0.74 | 0.07 | 3.35 | 0.22 | 2.46 | +91 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 13779 | 261 | 187 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 46 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.89 | 0.73 | 0.15 | 3.05 | 0.51 | 1.45 | +74 |
| Broad Green | 14187 | 241 | 194 | 17.0 | 13.7 | 33 | — | 0.21 | 1.83 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 2.19 | 0.70 | 2.82 | +47 |
| Central | 10031 | 152 | 166 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 66 | — | 0.20 | 2.09 | 0.60 | — | 3.48 | 0.49 | 2.98 | —14 |
| Waddon | 15075 | 284 | 175 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 49 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 1.85 | 0.93 | 0.13 | 1.79 | 0.40 | 1.92 | +109 |
| South | 12140 | 192 | 205 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 42 | 0 08 | 0.24 | 1.61 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 3.38 | 0.72 | 3.14 | —13 |
| Addington | 8796 | 290 | 79 | 32.3 | 9.0 | 34 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.68 | 0.57 | — | 1.93 | 0.11 | 1.25 | +211 |
| The Borough | 199500 | *3676 | *2611 | 18.4 | 13.1 | 37 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 1.65 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 2.80 | 0.44 | 2.28 | +774 |
| *These are the corrected totals. | |||||||||||||||