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Croydon 1910

[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.
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.
TotalM.F.
2Measles312011427........134253....4......
3Scarlet Fever743..34......321........1..7..
5Epidemic Influenza251312..1..112115533441....7..
6Whooping Cough2010109101........5314511....13
7Diphtheria (mem. Croup)21199..138......833..111....17 (2)1
8Enteric Fever....................................(1)..
10Diarchœa, Dysentery241014184..11....44..45..7..4..
11Epidemic Enteritis33..3..........1........1..1..1..
12Other Allied Diseases11....1........1....................
15Tetanus....................................(2)2
18Syphilis7433......3111....22..1..3 (1)..
19Gonorrhœa11..........1..1..............1..
21Erysipelas11..........1............1......1..
22Puerperal Fever1..1........1....1..............(3)..
23Pyæmia (Septicaemia)5231....1213......11......3
24Infective Endocarditis11......1................1......1..
25Other Allied Diseases6332......2221....11..1..3(1)..
26Malarial Fever33..1....11..1......1..1....1..
27Rheumatic Fever422....112.........11..1....(1)1
29Tuberculosis of Brain22148511222..733321..3..7(2)..
31Phthisis135815442628878362011181115814264(20)2
32Abdominal Tuberculosis104633..22..212112..1..6(2)1
33General Tuberculosis105533112..41....12..2..7..
34Other forms Tuberculosis945..4..22132..21....1..7 (2)1
41Acute Alcoholism1..1........1........1..............
42Chronic Alcoholism624........512..21..1......13
43Chronic Industrial Poisonings11..........1............1..........
45Osteo-arthritis1394......139216..112....5..
46Gout..................................(1)..
47Cancer16461103....1494652623241916291413..51(12)1
48Diabetes Mellious1569......366131243..1..5(1)..
49Purpura Hæmorrhagica1..1........1....1..............1..
51Anæmia15105..21..84..51221..4..4..
52Lymphadenoma211......11..1......1............
53Premature Birth91494291..........35681398210..5(1)2
54Injury at Birth6336..........12..111........2
55Debility at Birth .7617..........3111..1......1..
56Atelectasis117411..........32....14..1....1
57Congenital Defects126612..........412....212..31
58Want of Breast Milk4134..........11........11....2
59Atrophy. Debility, Marasmus382414353........107132519..12(4)1
60Dentition11....1........1..................
61Rickets11......1................1..........
62Old Age, Senile Decay682246..........681388741198..34
63Convulsions16124133........6331..111..111
64Meningitis1147133..3142..1......3132
65Encephalitis312......12......21..........3(1)..
66Apoplexy9361......35231......2..1....
67Softening of Brain963........2722..31..1....2..
68Hemiplegia853........261........52........
69General Paralysis14122........1314..2....1..3413..
70Other forms of Insanity1679........1152..211112616..
72Cerebral Tumour312........2..1..1......1........
73Epilepsy22............1..11........l....2(1)1
74Laryngismus Stridulus32121........1....1....1....(1)3
76Paraplegia1275..11163421112..1..11
77Other forms, Brain Diseases1394....2182321223......4..
78Otitis413....2..2..21..1..........31
81Pericarditis7161..113121..12....1..3(1)1
82Endocarditis652540........283519114851015226(8)4
84Angina Pectoris761..1....3423..1..1........3
85Aneurism752........432112..1......22
86Senile Gangrene413..........42..2..........3(1)..
87Embolism Thrombosis743..........7121..2..1....4(3)..
90Other Diseases, Heart and Vessel219901294..33651445020242322332019895(30)32
91Laryngit's321..1....11..1....1....1..1..
94Acute Bronchitis613031218..110211614685516..13
195Chronic Bronchitis783939........166219718512736118(5)2
96Lobar Pneumonia2081213....97191321215(2)1
97Lobular Pneumonia41231814121..95146216534..21 (7)4