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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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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE, AGE AND SEX.
| Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1444 | 95 | 17 | 31 | 135 | 409 | 757 |
| F | 1410 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 130 | 292 | 893 | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | M | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | M | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | 65 | — | — | 1 | 28 | 27 | 9 |
| F | 27 | — | 1 | — | 19 | 5 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer | M | 212 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 93 | 107 |
| F | 198 | — | — | — | 12 | 91 | 95 | |
| Diabetes | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Intra cranial vascular lesions | M | 105 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 76 |
| F | 169 | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 141 | |
| Heart diseases | M | 383 | — | — | — | 8 | 76 | 299 |
| F | 430 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 40 | 375 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 44 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 |
| F | 27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 57 |
| F | 63 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 56 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 58 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| F | 45 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 27 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 10 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Appendicitis | M | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 29 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| F | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Nephritis | M | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| F | 26 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | F | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | F | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Congenital debility, malformations, premature birth, etc | M | 55 | 51 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 48 | 41 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Suicide | M | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 10 | — | — | I | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other violent causes | M | 182 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 63 | 32 |
| F | 179 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 62 | 52 | |
| All other causes | M | 93 | 7 | — | 2 | 4 | 24 | 56 |
| F | 79 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 25 | 42 | |
| Totals | 2854 | 157 | 36 | 45 | 265 | 701 | 1650 |