Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and ages at, Death during Year ending December 31st, 1910. excluding Deaths of Stranger, at he Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Cottage Hospital Purley, Cottage Hospital Upper Norwood, 89, Central Hill (Servants' Reformatory), 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, 1910. | Deaths in whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities at All l Aces. | Institution and Street Deaths which could not be distributed. | Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. | Inquest Cases. | |||||||||||||||
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all Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 2ft. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | West. | North. | Central. | East. | South. | South Norwood. | Upper Norwood. | Thornton Heath. | |||||||
Total | M. | F. | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Measles | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Scarlet Fever | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. |
5 | Epidemic Influenza | 25 | 13 | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
6 | Whooping Cough | 20 | 10 | 109 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
7 | Diphtheria (mem. Croup) | 21 | 19 | 9 | .. | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 (2) | 1 |
8 | Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | (1) | .. |
10 | Diarchœa, Dysentery | 24 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | .. |
11 | Epidemic Enteritis | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
12 | Other Allied Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | (2) | 2 |
18 | Syphilis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 (1) | .. |
19 | Gonorrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
21 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
22 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | (3) | .. |
23 | Pyæmia (Septicaemia) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
24 | Infective Endocarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
25 | Other Allied Diseases | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3(1) | .. |
26 | Malarial Fever | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
27 | Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | (1) | 1 |
29 | Tuberculosis of Brain | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 7(2) | .. |
31 | Phthisis | 135 | 81 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 87 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 64(20) | 2 |
32 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 6(2) | 1 |
33 | General Tuberculosis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. |
34 | Other forms Tuberculosis | 9 | 4 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 (2) | 1 |
41 | Acute Alcoholism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
42 | Chronic Alcoholism | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
43 | Chronic Industrial Poisonings | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
45 | Osteo-arthritis | 13 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
46 | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | (1) | .. | |
47 | Cancer | 164 | 61 | 103 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 94 | 65 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 13 | .. | 51(12) | 1 |
48 | Diabetes Mellious | 15 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 5(1) | .. |
49 | Purpura Hæmorrhagica | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
51 | Anæmia | 15 | 10 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
52 | Lymphadenoma | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
53 | Premature Birth | 91 | 49 | 42 | 91 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .. | 5(1) | 2 |
54 | Injury at Birth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
55 | Debility at Birth . | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
56 | Atelectasis | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
57 | Congenital Defects | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 |
58 | Want of Breast Milk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
59 | Atrophy. Debility, Marasmus | 38 | 24 | 14 | 35 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .. | 12(4) | 1 |
60 | Dentition | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
61 | Rickets | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
62 | Old Age, Senile Decay | 68 | 22 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | .. | 3 | 4 |
63 | Convulsions | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 11 |
64 | Meningitis | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
65 | Encephalitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3(1) | .. |
66 | Apoplexy | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
67 | Softening of Brain | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
68 | Hemiplegia | 8 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
69 | General Paralysis | 14 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 13 | .. |
70 | Other forms of Insanity | 16 | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .. |
72 | Cerebral Tumour | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
73 | Epilepsy | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ..l | .. | .. | 2(1) | 1 |
74 | Laryngismus Stridulus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | (1) | 3 |
76 | Paraplegia | 12 | 7 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
77 | Other forms, Brain Diseases | 13 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
78 | Otitis | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
81 | Pericarditis | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3(1) | 1 |
82 | Endocarditis | 65 | 25 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 26(8) | 4 |
84 | Angina Pectoris | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
85 | Aneurism | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
86 | Senile Gangrene | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3(1) | .. | |
87 | Embolism Thrombosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4(3) | .. |
90 | Other Diseases, Heart and Vessel | 219 | 90 | 129 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 65 | 144 | 50 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 95(30) | 32 |
91 | Laryngit's | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
94 | Acute Bronchitis | 61 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 8 | .. | 1 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 |
195 | Chronic Bronchitis | 78 | 39 | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 62 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18(5) | 2 |
96 | Lobar Pneumonia | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5(2) | 1 | |
97 | Lobular Pneumonia | 41 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 21 (7) | 4 |