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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 III— continned.

TABLE III— continned.

No.CAUSE.LOCALITIES.Institution & Street Deaths which could not be distributed.Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed.Inquest CasesTotal 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.
67General paralysis of the insane452222...1...15...18144...............693
68Other forms of mental alienation...1............1......2...211...............1...1
69Epilepsy25......21......18 (4)11156...1...2422
70(A.B.)Convulsions (non-puerperal; 5 yrs & over)
(A) Epileptiform convulsions..................................................................
(B) Others included under 70..................................................................
71(A.B.) Infantile convulsions (under 5 years)
(A) Convulsions with teething..................................................................
(B) Other infantile convulsions553113...1...2111981115...3...1.........
72Chorea..................................................................
73(A.B.) Hysteria, Neuralgia, Neuritis
(A) Hysteria, Neuralgia, Sciatica..................................................................
(B) Neuritis..................................................................
74(A.B.C.D.) Other diseases of the nervous system
(A) Idiocy, Imbecility11.....................2...2...2...............2......
(B) Cretinism1........................1...1...1...............1......
(C) Cerebral tumour...3...1...11......6...633......1......32...
(D) Other diseases included under 74..................1......1..............................1...
75Diseases of the eyes and annexa..................................................................
76(A) Mastoid disease..................................................................
76(B) Other diseases of the ears...1.....................1...1...1.........1............
III.—Diseases of the Circulatory System.
77Pericarditis..................1......1111...............1.........
78(A.B.C.) Acute endocarditis
(A) Acute myocarditis......11...............1...211...............11...
(B) Infective endocarditis...2.........1.........1...33..................21...
(C) Other acute endocarditis..................................................................