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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 1950
[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 | 0 - | 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 - | 75 - | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 48 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 70 | 315 | 346 | 463 | 1282 |
| F | 48 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 255 | 350 | 704 | 1446 | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | - | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 39 |
| F | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 19 | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| F | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Measles | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| F | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 5 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 44 | |
| „ „ lung, bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 29 | 2 | 66 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| ,, ,, breast | F | - | - | - | - | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
| ,, ,, uterus | F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 124 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 39 | 137 | |
| Leukaemia; aleukaemia | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 17 | 55 | 58 | 134 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 32 | 53 | 131 | 217 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 56 | 61 | 57 | 185 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 51 | 46 | 114 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | |
| Other heart diseases | M | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 53 | 159 | 246 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 74 | 288 | 399 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 65 | |
| Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 42 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 75 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 32 | 47 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea ... | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 22 | 28 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Congenital malformations | M | 4 | - | l | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 13 | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 30 | 3 | l | 2 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 103 |
| F | 32 | - | l | - | 10 | 19 | 23 | 32 | 117 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| F | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| All Other accidents | M | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 13 |
| F | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Suicide | M | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | ! 3 | 1 | 16 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | - | 96 | 23 | 12 | 34 | 130 | 570 | 696 | 1167 | 2728 |