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Croydon 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Population—Census of 1911—169,551.
Estimated Population, June, 1920—191,820 (Registrar-General's
Estimate of Civilian Population).
Births—4,351 (nett).
Birth-Rate, per 1000—22.6.
Deaths—2,134 (nett).
Death Rate, per 1,000 living, 11.1. (See note § at foot of Table I.,
page 22).
Deaths under 1 year of age—275.
Infantile Mortality, per 1,000 births—63.
Zymotic Death Rate—.5 per 1,000 population.
Death Rate from all Tuberculous Diseases (including Phthisis)—
1.0 per 1,000 population.
Acreage of the Borough—9,012.
Density of population—21.3,per acre.
Rateable Value—£1,142,984.
Amount produced by Id. Rate—£4,324.