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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 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE 111— continued.

TABLE 111— continued.

No.CAUSE.LOCALITIES.Institution & Street Deaths which could not be 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 Norwood.Thornton Heath.
37Syphilis111..................3...3...33.....................
38(A.B.C.) Other Venereal Diseases
(A) Soft Chancre..................................................................
(B) Gonococcus Infection..................................................................
(C) Purulent Ophthalmia..................................................................
39Cancer of the Buccal Cavity...2...2...211...5(1)...853..................44
40Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, &c.1223131381223...34(5)...863353...............102739
41Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines & Rectum177454731...12 (3)481929...............41924
42Cancer of the Female Genital Organs5812212......6 (1)...21...21...............4134
43Cancer of the Breast185422228 (5)...26...26...............6911
44Cancer of the Skin...1.........1.........1...22........................2
45Cancer of other or unspecified Organs910442413...8 (6)372314...............6922
46(A.B.C.) Other Tumours (situation undefined)
(A) Angioma..................................................................
(B) Adenoma..................................................................
(C) Other Tumours included under 46...............1.........l...11.....................1...
47Rheumatic Fever2......1...............(1)...321...............21...
48(A.B.) Chronic Rheumatism, Osteo-arthritis
(A) Chronic Rheumatism11........................211.....................2
(B) Osteo-arthritis...5.........21......4 (3)...817..................17
(C) Gout..................................................................
49Scurvy1..............................11...1.....................
50Diabetes410124111...7(8)1241410............2877
51Exophthalmic Goitre...21........................321...............111
52Addison's Disease......1........................11........................1
53(A.B. Leucocythæmia, Lymphadenoma
(A) Leucocythæmia (Leucæmia)...1...1...............1...211.........1......1...
(B) Lymphadenoma...........................(1)....................................