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Coulsdon and Purley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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deaths.
The number of Deaths registered as belonging to this District
was 175 (89 males and 86 females), as against 183 last year. This
number excludes Deaths occurring within the District, but belonging
outside, but includes those Deaths which occurred outside, but
belong to this District. These latter Deaths, which numbered 66,
occurred chiefly in the Infirmary and General Hospital, at Croydon,
the Purley Memorial Hospital, the County Asylum at Netherne,
and the Wandle Valley Joint Isolation Hospital at Beddington
Corner.
The mortality corresponds to a Death-rate of 7.3 per thousand
of population, as against 7.4 last year.
The Death-rate in England and Wales was 12.2 and 12.2
respectively.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Deaths registered as occurring in infants under one year of
age numbered 16, the Infantile Mortality Rate being 44 per
thousand births, as against 35 last year.
The Infantile Mortality Rate for England and Wales was 75.
The following Table shows the number of deaths at various ages, together with the rate per cent. of total deaths.
| AGE PERIODS | DEATHS | RATE PER CENT. OF TOTAL DEATHS |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 16 | 9.14 |
| 1 and under 2 | 2 | 1.14 |
| 2 „ „ 5 | 8 | 4.57 |
| 5 „ „ 15 | 2 | 1.14 |
| 15 „ „ 25 | 5 | 2.85 |
| 25 „ „ 45 | 20 | 11.42 |
| 45 „ „ 65 | 43 | 24.57 |
| 65 and over | 79 | 45.14 |
It will be seen that over 45 per cent. of the deaths occurred
in persons of 65 years and upwards.