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Croydon 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The total Institution Deaths include those of strangers occurring within the Borough. Deaths of such strangers occurring at the Workhouse, Workhouse
Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Purley Cottage Hospital, Norwood Cottage Hospital, and 99, Central Hill (Servants'
Reformatory), are excluded from all other columns of the Table. The numbers so excluded are in brackets.

TABLE III— 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.0-1.1-2.2-5.5-15.15-25.25-45.45-65.55 and upwards.
West.North.Central.East.South.South Norwood.Upper Norwood.Thornton Heath.
172Injury by fall32...21............78862............1124
173Injury in mines and quarries..................................................................
174Injury by machines..................................................................
175Injury by other crushing (vehicles, railways, landslides, &c.)8......2211......12(6)2014113......21......63
176Injury by animals..................................................................
177Starvation..................................................................
178Excessive cold..................................................................
179Effects of heat..................................................................
180Lightning..................................................................
181Electricity (lightning excepted)..................................................................
182Homicide by firearms..................................................................
183Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments..................................................................
184Homicide by other means...........................111...1...............1......
185Fractures (cause not specified)12...1...............45532.........1...1...3
186Other violence1.........1............1222..................1...1
XIV.—Ill-Defined Causes.
187Dropsy......1........................1...1............1.........
188(A) Syncope (aged 1 year and under 70)...1......1......1......33...3...............3......
188(B) Sudden death (not otherwise defined)..................................................................
189(A) Heart failure (aged 1 year and under 70)1........................1...1...1...............1......
189(B.C.D.E.) Other ill-defined causes
(B) Atrophy, debility, marasmus (aged 1 year and under 70)...1.........1.........1...2...2...2..................
(C) Teething.........1.....................1...11.....................
(D) Pyrexia..................................................................
(E) Other ill defined deaths1........................1111.....................1...
189(F) Cause not specified1........................1(2)311.........1...............
Totals5826652002982112921181726736 (388)20825441165137920282115130185503491836