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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table I.—The AREA in Acres, INHABITED HOUSES, POPULATION, and DENSITY of each Parish in the District in 1891 and 1896.
| Parish. | Area in Acres. | Number of Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Density. Acres per person. | Average Persons per House, 1891. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891. | Estimated to middle of 1896. | ||||||||||
| 1891. | 1896. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males, | Females. | 1891. | |||
| Addington | 3 605 | 132 | 132 | 670 | 346 | 324 | 670 | 346 | 324 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Beddington | 3,128 | 442 | 512 | 2,607 | 1,162 | 1,445 | 3,020 | 1,350 | 1,670 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| Coulsdon | 4,314 | 537 | 623 | 3,335 | 1,623 | 1,712 | 3,860 | 1,880 | 1,980 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Merton | 1,765 | 654 | 713 | 3,360 | 1,612 | 1,748 | 3,655 | 1,750 | 1,905 | 0.52 | 5.1 |
| Mitcham | 2,915 | 2,055 | 2,268 | 10,758 | 5,300 | 5,458 | 11,790 | 5,810 | 5,980 | 0.27 | 5.2 |
| Mordern | 1,475 | 138 | 165 | 763 | 387 | 376 | 910 | 460 | 450 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| Sanderstead | 3,150 | 96 | 125 | 509 | 262 | 247 | 660 | 340 | 320 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| Wallington | 823 | 710 | 796 | 3,823 | 1,587 | 2,236 | 4,300 | 1,780 | 2,520 | 0.25 | 5.4 |
| Woodmansterne | 1,591 | 81 | 97 | 408 | 204 | 204 | 485 | 244 | 241 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| The District | 22,766 | 4,845 | 5,431 | 26,233 | 12,483 | 13,750 | 29,350 | 13,960 | 15,390 | 0.86 | 5.4 |
N.B.—The above Table excludes the inmatetes three institutions, viz.. Cane Hill Asylum, Coulsdon, and the
Holborn Union Workhouse and Holborn Schools, in Mitcham. The population and mortality of these institutions
are included in those of the Metropolis.