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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WARD STATISTICS
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 Diarrhœa. | 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. |
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Upper Norwood | 15917 | 334 | 214 | 21.0 | 13.4 | 42 | — | 0.06 | 1.32 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 5.21 | 0.69 | 2.64 | + 120 |
Norbury | 15997 | 255 | 170 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 16 | — | — | 1.25 | 0.56 | — | 3.31 | 0.50 | 2.38 | + 85 |
West Thornton | 19522 | 346 | 216 | 17.7 | 11.1 | 29 | — | 0.20 | 1.02 | 0.31 | — | 4.15 | 0.36 | 2.00 | + 130 |
Bensham Manor | 15914 | 343 | 200 | 21.6 | 12.6 | 52 | — | 0.13 | 2.20 | 0.38 | — | 4.78 | 0.31 | 2.07 | + 143 |
Thornton Heath | 17956 | 398 | 186 | 21.6 | 10.4 | 33 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 1.17 | 0.45 | — | 3.95 | 0.39 | 1.50 | +212 |
South Norwood | 17545 | 394 | 213 | 22.5 | 12.1 | 41 | — | 0.06 | 1.42 | 0.34 | 0.11 | 4.22 | 0.40 | 2.17 | + 181 |
Woodside | 15972 | 352 | 186 | 22.0 | 11.6 | 34 | — | 0.13 | 1.19 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 3.88 | 0.38 | 2.38 | + 166 |
East | 16022 | 349 | 206 | 21.8 | 12.9 | 34 | — | 0.19 | 1.25 | 0.50 | 0.12 | 5.43 | 0.56 | 2.31 | + 143 |
Addiscombe | 16208 | 358 | 218 | 22.1 | 13.6 | 45 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 1.48 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 5.12 | 0.49 | 2.78 | + 140 |
Whitehorse Manor | 16626 | 383 | 211 | 23.0 | 12.7 | 42 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.92 | 0.48 | 0.12 | 5.05 | 0.30 | 1.62 | + 172 |
Broad Green | 17071 | 361 | 159 | 21.1 | 9.3 | 44 | — | 0.18 | 0.70 | 0.35 | — | 4.22 | 0.41 | 1.58 | +202 |
Central | 12095 | 255 | 185 | 21.1 | 15.3 | 39 | 0.08 | 0 25 | 2.07 | 0.25 | — | 6.45 | 0.58 | 2.56 | + 70 |
Waddon | 18204 | 332 | 177 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 27 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.21 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 3.85 | 0.44 | 1.37 | + 155 |
South | 15005 | 299 | 195 | 19.9 | 13.0 | 43 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1.67 | 0.20 | — | 5.73 | 0.67 | 1.53 | + 104 |
Addington | 12716 | 341 | 128 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 38 | — | 0.24 | 0.79 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 3.54 | 0.31 | 1.73 | +213 |
The Borough | 242770 | *5100 | *2889 | 21.0 | 11.9 | 38 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 1.36 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 4.17 | 0.45 | 2.03 | +2211 |
* These are the corrected totals.