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Croydon 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE IV.

Causes of, and ages at, Deaths during Year ending December 31st, 1903, excluding Deaths of Strangers at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Cottage Hospital, 89, Central Hill (Servants' Reformatory), and Court Royal Convalescent Home, South Norwood, and adding Deaths of Croydon Residents known to have occurred outside the District.

Schedule No.Causes of Death in Croydon during the Year ending December 31st, 1904.Deaths in whole District at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities at all Ages.Institution and Street Deaths which could n«t he distributed.'1 otal institution Deaths distributed and not distributed.Inquest Cases.
all ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.West.Central.East.South.South Norwood.Upper Norwood,Thornton Heath.
Total.M.F.
1Small Pox......................................
2Measles2414107143......1231..422..(2)..
3Scarlet Fever1165..83......332..2..1..12(1)..
5Epidemic Influenza30131711....141410244613..4(1)..
6Whooping Cough3114172191......115..56..4..3(2)..
7Diphtheria (Mem. Croup)251213..1312......123231..4..17..
8Enteric Fever431....112..1..2....1....4..
10Diarrhoea, Dysentery241311211......211321511..13
11Epidemic Enteritis..288202161......123328..........
12Other Allied Diseases1..1..1........1..............1..
15Tetanus11..1................1........2(1)..
18Syphilis2112............1........1......
19Gonorrhoœa......................................
20Phagedena1..1........1..1..............2(1)..
'21Erysipelas5232....111'21....2......31
22Puerperal Fever5..5......14..31....1......(1)l
23Pyaenva (Septicaemia)31211....1..2....1........1l
24Infective Endocarditis3..3......111......3..............
25Other Allied Diseases11832....5421..221128(1)..
27Rheumatic Fever1266..2316..31233......5(1)..
29Tuberculosis of Brain211110784..2..102..3213..5(1)..
30Tuberculosis of Larynx..................................(1)..
31Phthisis162936912433117567l6131730513156(13)3
32Abdominal Tuberculosis94521321..4....12..114(2)..
33General Tuberculosis1761162333..941111....5(2)1
34Other forms Tuberculosis1147..1422231..23..2..3..
38Hydatid Diseases1..1........1......l..........1..
39Scurvy1..11..............1..........(1)..
41Acute Alcoholism22..........2..........11....1..
42Chronic Alcoholism312........212......1........l
45Osteo-arthritis835....1..1642......2....1..
46Gout22..........2..1........1........
47Cancer1405585..1..486494522101624139158(18)l
48Diabetes Melli'us1165........834212..2....2..
51Anaemia725........341..311..1..3(2)1
52Lymphadenoma11......1..........1..............
53Premature Birth ..673730661........247721818..2(3)4
54Injury at Birth3123................11..1......
55Debility at Birth .9639..........51..2....1......
56Atelectasis6516..........2..1i11....(1)..
57Congenital Defects14113131........24..I5..2..9(4)1
58Want of Breast Milk3213..............1..2..........
59Atrophy. Debility, Marasmus492821471....1..22525627..12(4)l
60Dentition3213..........11....1..........
61Rickets43122........2......1..1......
62Old Age, Senile Decay ..792653..........7930103111353418(5)1
63Convulsions301317254......118213222....8
64Meningitis147736122..42323......(1)..
65Encephalitis22....1....1..2..............21
66Apoplexy351520........122312346433..7..
67Softening of Brain33..........121....11......1..
68Hemiplegia11..........1......1..............
69General Paralysis of Insane1082........10..421..11..110..
70Other forms of Insanity1147........83311..1131111
71Chorea......................................
72Cerebral Tumour11..........1....1................
73Epilepsy752......12422....2....132
74Laryngismus Stridulus32121........1......11......l
75Locomotor Ataxy321..1....2..'2........1........
76Paraplegiab32..1..121112....1....1(1)..
77Other forms, Brain Diseases844..12l3133....11....5(2)..
78Otitis ..95412123213..21....7(1)..
81Pericarditis2..2....1..1..1....1............
82Endocarditis874740..17540343812871227128(8)12
83Hypertrophy of Heart413........22......121....11
84Angina Pectoris422..'........43........1........
80Aneurism44..........3111..1..1....21
86Senile Gangrene312..........312............2(1)..
87Embolism Thrombosis835........3531211......11
88Phlebitis1..1........1......1..............