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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 1952
[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- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 40 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 386 | 446 | 499 |
| F | 28 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 258 | 366 | 791 | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory | M | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | —_ | _— | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | — | — | —_ | _ | _— | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _— | _ |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | —_ | — | — |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | — | — | |
| Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | __ | 1 | 1 | __ | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | — | — | — | _— | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 20 | |
| „ ,, lung, bronchus | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 28 | 8 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| ,, ,, breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | |
| ,, ,, uterus | F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 56 | 47 | 49 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 46 | 42 | 49 | |
| Leukaemia; aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | — | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | 48 | 68 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 71 | 124 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | — | — | — | — | 9 | 68 | 86 | 58 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 78 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 44 | |
| Other heart diseases | M | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 51 | 126 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 61 | 275 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 23 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 41 | |
| Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Pneumonia | M | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
| F | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40 | |
| Bronchitis | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | 51 | 45 | 44 |
| F | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 19 | 46 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| F | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | __ | 1 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 17 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | _ | — |
| Congenital malformations | M | 9 | — | —_ | 3 | 3 | 1 | _ | — |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | F | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | — |
| M | 23 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 21 | |
| F | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 37 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All Other accidents | M | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | __ | 3 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Suicide | M | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| F | — | _— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | — | — | —_ | 1 | _— | _— | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 68 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 117 | 644 | 812 | 1,290 | |