Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 1221 | 81 | 14 | 12 | 81 | 347 | 686 |
F | 1292 | 07 | 14 | 11 | 87 | 247 | 866 | |
Diphtheria | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Encephalitis Acute Infectious | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
F | 2 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - | - | - | |
Measles | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | _ | - |
F | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
Influenza | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | 45 | - | - | - | 21 | 18 | 6 |
F | 29 | - | - | - | 24 | 5 | - | |
Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
F | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
Syphilitic diseases | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
F | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |
Cancer | M | 221 | - | 2 | 1 | 12 | 96 | 110 |
F | 243 | - | - | - | 9 | 108 | 126 | |
Diabetes | M | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
F | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | |
Intra cranial vascular lesions | M | 104 | - | - | - | 1 | 25 | 78 |
F | 148 | -- | - | - | - | 17 | 131 | |
Heart diseases | M | 352 | - | - | - | 8 | 65 | 279 |
F | 429 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 37 | 382 | |
Other circulatory diseases | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 |
F | 28 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 22 | |
Bronchitis | M | 93 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 29 | 56 |
F | 48 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 36 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 59 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
F | 58 | 8 | 3 | - | 4 | 9 | 34 | |
Other respiratory diseases | M | 14 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 |
F | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 27 | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 12 |
F | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 17 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
F | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
Appendicitis | M | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
F | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
Other digestive diseases | M | 23 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
F | 29 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
Nephritis | M | 20 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 11 |
F | 21 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Other maternal causes | F | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
Congenital debility, malformations, premature birth, etc. | M | 39 | 35 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
F | 50 | 46 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
Suicide | M | 12 | - | - | - | 1' | 6 | 5 |
F | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Road traffic accidents | M | 13 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
F | 8 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | |
Other violent causes | M | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
F | 37 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 29 | |
All other causes | M | 101 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 59 |
F | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 44 | |
Totals | 2513 | 148 | 28 | 23 | 168 | 594 | 1552 |