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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE I.— Vital Statistics of whole Borough during 1924 and previous years.
| year | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Uncorrected Number. | BIRTHS | Total Deaths Keg. :n the District. | Transferable Deaths | Nett deaths belonging to the District. | Births and Deaths. Illegitimate Children | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ol Non-residents registered in the Disti ict. | ol Residents not registercd in the District | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | Nett Births. | Nett Deaths under 1 year. | Death-rate under 1 year of age per 1000 illegitimate births | |||||||||
| Nett. | N umber. | Rate.1 | Number. | Rate * | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate per | 1,000 Nett Births. | ||||||||||||||
| N umber. | Rut, .* | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 1914. | 181,956 | 4027 | 4007 | 22.0 | 2041 | 11.2 | 234 | 177 | 319 | 79 | 1984 | 10 .9 | 182 | 32 | 175 |
| 1915. | 177,345 | 3699 | 3704 | 20.8 | 2463 | 13.8 | 269 | 221 | 307 | 83 | 2415 | 13 .6 | 191 | 36 | 188 |
| 1916. | 175,765 | 3589 | 3636 | 20.6 | 2207 | 12.0 | 253 | 197 | 281 | 77 | 21-51 | 12 .2 | 189 | 39 | 206 |
| 1917. | 186,917† | 2836 | 2861 | 15.3 | 2207 | 11.8 | 262 | 219 | 249 | 87 | 2164 | 11 .09 | 196 | 49 | 250 |
| 1918. | 188,755‡ | 2632 | 2626 | 13.9 | 2687 | 15.9 | 388 | 245 | 202 | 76 | 2544 | 15.1 | 205 | 25 | 122 |
| 1919. | 191,922!! | 3008 | 2965 | 15.4 | 2287 | 12.4 | 312 | 197 | 219 | 73 | 2172 | 11.7 | 212 | 34 | 160 |
| 1920 | 191,820 § | 4434 | 4351 | 22.6 | 2225 | 11.6 | 299 | 209 | 275 | 63 | 2134 | 11.1 | 195 | 31 | 159 |
| 1921. | 181,500 | 3713 | 3631 | 18.9 | 2115 | 11.0 | 283 | 222 | 269 | 74 | 2054 | 10.7 | 171 | 19 | 111 |
| 1922. | 192,300 | 3616 | 3505 | 18.2 | 2469 | 12 .8 | 337 | 255 | 224 | 64 | 3387 | 12.4 | 147 | 25 | 170 |
| 1923. | 193,400 | 3445 | 3370 | 17.4 | 2082 | 12.5 | 284 | 209 | 176 | 52 | 2007 | 10.4 | 146 | 37 | 253 |
| Average for 10 years | 187,168 | 3-500 | 3465 | 18.5 | 2278 | 12.5 | 292 | 215 | 252 | 73 | 2201 | 11.9 | 183 | 33 | 179 |
| 1924. | 196,000 | 3536 | 3456 | 17.6 | 2384 | 12.1 | 317 | 213 | 195 | 56 | 2280 | 11.6 | 167 | 34 | 203 |
* Rates calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
tRegistrar General's estimate of civilian population.
‡Registrar General's estimate of civilian population for death rate, 168,462.
!! „ „ 184,239.
$ „ 191,580.
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