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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE III—continued.

TABLE III—continued.

No.CAUSE.LOCALITIES.Institution & Street Deaths which could not distributed.Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed.Inquest Cases.Total all Ages.Males all Ages.Females all Ages.0-1.1-2.2-5.5-15.15-25.25-45.45-65.65 and upwards.
West.North.Central.East.South.South Norwood.Upper NorwoodThornton Heath.
37Syphilis11.....................1(1)...21111..................
38(A.B.C.) Other Venereal Diseases..................................................................
(A) Soft Chancre..................................................................
(B) Gonococcus Infection............................................................
(C) Purulent Ophthalmia...........................3(1)....................................
39Cancer of the Buccal Cavity31......11...............642..................51
40Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, &c.1194891234...9(4)...602634...............51837
41Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines & Rectum12101561316...9 (6)...542826...............11835
42Cancer of the Female Genital Organs41......34.........3 (3)...12...12...............345
43Cancer of the Breast64264316(3)26262159
44Cancer of the Skin2........................(1)...22........................2
45Cancer of other or unspecified Organs59...38232112 (3)...331617............111516
46(A.B.C.) Other Tumours (situation undefined)..................................................................
(A) Angioma............................................................
(B) Adenom..................................................................
(C) Other Tumours included under 46...............2...............2...2...............1...1
47Rheumatic Fever2...2.........11...1(1)...633............112...
48(A.B.) Chronic Rheumatism, Osteo-arthritis..............................................................2
(A) Chronic Rheumatism11.........1.....................3..................13
(B) Osteo-arthiitis1...11.....................413..................13
(C) Gout...........................(1)....................................
49Scurvy......................................................1.........
50Diabetes.5121222......4...1578............293
51Exophthalmic Goitre1...1...1............1 (1)...312............11...1
52Addison's Disease...............1...............11.....................1...
53(A.B.) Leucocythcemia, Lymphadenoma..................................................................
(A) Leucocythciemia (Leuchsemia)12215511111
1(B) Lymphadenoma...1...1..................3...3...............21