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Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION IY.
CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 339 as compared with 330 in
1929; 327 in 1928; 344 in 1927; 330 in 1926; 319 in 1925; 293 in
1924.
Death-rates per 1,000 of the population for the past 10 years are as follows:—
| 1919 | 1.28 (235) | 1924—1.50 | (293) |
| 1920 | 1.14 (218) | 1925—1.60 | (319) |
| 1921 | 1.14 (218) | 1926—1.60 | (330) |
| 1922 | 1.31 (252) | 1927—1.62 | (344) |
| 1923 | 1.34 (259) | 19218—1.54 | (327) |
| 1929—1.48 | (330) |
For 1930 the rate is 1.52 (339).
Deaths From Cancer in Municipal Wards.
Table XXIX.
| Ward. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Death-rate | Population Census 1921 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Femal. | |||||
| Upper Norwood | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.43 | 6405 | 8289 |
| Norbury | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.80 | 4208 | 5208 |
| West Thornton | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.37 | 6059 | 7052 |
| Bensham Manor | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1.82 | 6321 | |
| Thornton Heath | 13 | 16 | 29 | 2.25 | 6067 | |
| South Norwood | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1.99 | 6700 | |
| Woodsiae | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0.94 | 6940 | 7863 |
| Fast | 11 | 24 | 35 | 3.15 | 4819 | 6279 |
| Addiscombe | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.45 | 6395 | 7381 |
| Whitehorse Mnr | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.24 | 7985 | 8902 |
| Broad Green | 15 | 12 | 27 | 1.73 | 7238 | 8324 |
| Central | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.33 | 5530 | 7336 |
| Waddon | 15 | 15 | 30 | 2.14 | 6510 | 7476 |
| South | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2.30 | 5585 | 7472 |
| No fixed abode. | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| Aldington | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total | 141 | 198 | 339 | 1.52 | 86762 | 104111 |