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Croydon 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD TABLES.
A. TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1894, in the Croydon Rural District, 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 prom subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five 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 | 65 and upwards. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Eheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puer. peral. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (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 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEDDINGTON | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | Under 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COULSDON | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MERTON | 37 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 13 | 8 | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MITCHAM | 130 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 21 | Under5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | i | i3 | 2 | 33 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MORDEN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | Under5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SANDERSTEAD | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WALLINGTON | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | Under 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WOODMANSTERNE | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUSSELL HILL SCHOOL, BEDDINGTON | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | - | — | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEDDINGTON ORPHANAGE | Under 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REEDHAM ORPHANAGE, COULSDON | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CANE HILL ASYLUM, COULSDON | 185 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 132 | 41 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 112 | 185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOLBORN WORKHOUSE, MITCHAM | 69 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 43 | Under 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 9 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOLBORN SCHOOLS, MITCHAM | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | - | Under 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Totals | 525 | 70 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 227 | 147 | Under 5 | l | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 101 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | l | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 194 | 424 | |||||||||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the District among persons belonging thereto, and which must be added to above | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | Under 5 | l | 3 | 1 | e | ||||||||||||||||||
| Supwds | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths oocurring within the District among persons not belonging thereto, and which must be deducted from above | 259 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 158 | 84 | Under 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 1 | 44 | 50 | 35 | 1 | 123 | 255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CORRECTED TOTALS | 299 | 71 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 79 | 71 | Under 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 102 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwds. | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 80 | 197 | ||||||||||||||||