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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Reg. in the District. | Transfer 1 able Deaths | Nett deaths belonging to the District. | Births and Deaths. Illegitimate Children | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Reside its not registered in the District | Under 1 Yearof Age. | At all Ages. | Nett Births | Nett Deaths under 1 year. | Death-rate under 1 year of age per 1000 illegitimate births | |||||||
| Number. | Rate.* | Number | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate * | ||||||||||
| N umber. | Rate.* | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 1916. | 175,765 | 3589 | 3636 | 20.6 | 2207 | 12.5 | 253 | 197 | 281 | 77 | 2151 | 12.2 | 189 | 39 | 206 |
| 1917. | 186,917† | 2836 | 2861 | 15.3 | 2207 | 11.8 | 262 | 219 | 249 | 87 | 2164 | 11.1 | 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. | 191,500 | 3713 | 3631 | 18.9 | 2115 | 11.0 | 283 | 222 | 269 | 74 | 2064 | 10.7 | 171 | 19 | 111 |
| 1922. | 192,300 | 3616 | 3605 | 18.2 | 2469 | 12.8 | 337 | 255 | 224 | 64 | 2387 | 12.4 | 147 | 25 | 170 |
| 1923. | 193,400 | 3446 | 3370 | 17.4 | 2082 | 12.5 | 284 | 209 | 176 | 52 | 2007 | 10.4 | 146 | 37 | 253 |
| 1924. | 196,000 | 3536 | 3456 | 17.6 | 2384 | 12.1 | 317 | 213 | 195 | 56 | 2280 | 11.6 | 167 | 34 | 203 |
| 1925. | 199,300 | 3521 | 3406 | 17.1 | 2262 | 11.4 | 336 | 243 | 187 | 66 | 2169 | 10.9 | 130 | 24 | 180 |
| Average for 10 years | 190,768 | 3433 | 3381 | 17.7 | 2292 | 12.4 | 307 | 221 | 228 | 68 | 2206 | 11.7 | 176 | 32 | 181 |
| 1926. | 205,900 | 3569 | 3477 | 16.9 | 2340 | 11.4 | 318 | 247 | 211 | 61 | 2269 | 11.0 | 148 | 25 | 169 |
* Rates calculated per 1.000 of estimated population.
†Registrar 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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