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Croydon 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE OP DEATHS during the last Six Months of the year 1893, in the Rural Sanitary District of Croydon, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities | Mortality from all Causes, at Subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, Distinguishing deaths of children under 5 years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 60 and upwards. | Small Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | MembrMnous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| addington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEDDINGTON | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Under 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COULSDON | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Under 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| merton | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| mitcham | 110 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | Under 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MORDEN | 6 | 2 | 4 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sanderstead | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WALLINGTON | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | Under 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WOODMAN STERNE | 3 | 1 | 2 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CANE HILL ASYLUM | 96 | 3 | 77 | 16 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 17 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOLBORN WORKHOUSE | 38 | 10 | 28 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOLBORN SCHOOLS | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REEDHAM ASYLUM | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 342 | 68 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 140 | 95 | Under 5 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 82 ; | ||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 152 | 260 | |||||||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the mortality of this Division of the Sanitary District. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among per-persons belonging thereto, and included in the above figures | 21 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto, and have to be deducted from the above figures. | 136 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 41 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 91 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||