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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Wards with the highest death-rates were Whitehorse Manor
(20.2), South (17.9), Upper Norwood (16.1), and Central (16.0).
Lowest: Addington (11.5), West Thornton (12.5), and Addis-combe (12.6).
| 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 | 12578 | 145 | 203 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 62 | — | — | 1.51 | 0.87 | 0.08 | 6.04 | 0.56 | 2.15 | — 35 |
| Norbury | 12620 | 129 | 187 | 10.2 | 14.8 | 70 | — | 0.16 | 0.78 | 0.48 | — | 4.75 | 0.48 | 1.98 | — 52 |
| West Thornton | 15397 | 191 | 193 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 52 | — | 0.19 | 0.97 | 0.45 | — | 3.96 | 0.39 | 2.14 | + 51 |
| Bensham Manor | 12575 | 197 | 198 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 71 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.43 | 0.56 | — | 5.33 | 0.72 | 2.30 | + 72 |
| Thornton Heath | 14172 | 210 | 206 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 33 | — | 0.07 | 1.34 | 0.42 | 0.01 | 4.66 | 0.42 | 1.98 | + 77 |
| South Norwood | 13851 | 203 | 216 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 64 | — | 0.07 | 1.37 | 0.65 | 0.07 | 5.13 | 0.29 | 1.88 | + 74 |
| Woodslde | 12623 | 227 | 177 | 18.0 | 14.0 | 57 | — | 0.08 | 1.11 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 5.31 | 0.32 | 1.98 | + 38 |
| East | 12660 | 167 | 172 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 36 | — | 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 5.13 | 0.47 | 2.13 | + 44 |
| Addlscombe | 12806 | 208 | 188 | 16.2 | 12.6 | 53 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.56 | 0.70 | 0.16 | 4.61 | 0.31 | 2.81 | + 91 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 13134 | 224 | 266 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 67 | — | 0.08 | 2.13 | 0.69 | — | 6.55 | 0.38 | 3.65 | + 74 |
| Broad Green | 13520 | 236 | 195 | 17.5 | 14.4 | 21 | — | 0.15 | 1.70 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 5.77 | 0.52 | 1.92 | + 47 |
| Central | 9589 | 133 | 153 | 13.9 | 16.0 | 75 | 0.10 | — | 1.56 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 5.63 | 0.10 | 2.19 | — 14 |
| Waddon | 14366 | 286 | 186 | 19.9 | 12.9 | 52 | — | 0.21 | 1.32 | 0.49 | — | 5.08 | 0.14 | 2.02 | + 109 |
| South | 11856 | 178 | 212 | 15.0 | 17.9 | 45 | 0.08 | 0.42 | 1.43 | 0.25 | — | 6.16 | 0.42 | 2.19 | — 13 |
| Addington | 8383 | 222 | 96 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 49 | 0.12 | — | 0.95 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 4.29 | 0.48 | 1.55 | +211 |
| The Borough | 190130 | *3583 | *2854 | 18.8 | 15.1 | 44 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 1.34 | 0.51 | 0.06 | 5.24 | 0.40 | 2.21 | +774 |
| * These are the corrected totals. The totals of births in each Ward do not include inward transfers. | |||||||||||||||