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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE VII.—Showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, and Death Rates of Infants for the Year 1905 and 10 preceding years.
| In the Year. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of Population. | Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of Population. | Children under 1 year per 1,000 of Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 25.7 | 9.6 | 98 |
| 1904 | 27.3 | 11.0 | 123 |
| 1903 | 28.2 | 10.4 | 94 |
| 1902 | 26.0 | 11.3 | 108 |
| 1901 | 28.1 | 12.2 | 109 |
| 1900 | 25.8 | 12.0 | 118 |
| 1899 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 156 |
| 1898 | 24.9 | 12.5 | 148 |
| 1897 | 26.5 | 11.2 | 97 |
| 1896 | 25.4 | 12.8 | 137 |
| 1895 | 26.2 | 12.0 | 113 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1894—1903. | 26'3 | 11.9 | 120.3 |
N.B.—Before 1893, the deaths occurring outside the District among.
persons belonging to the District were not included in the above figures
the inclusion of such deaths since 1893 has increased the death-rates
considerably.