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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1931 CLASSIFIED BY AGE AND CAUSE.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents of "non- Residents" in institutions in the districts. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 2672 | 196 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 104 | 109 | 144 | 261 | 413 | 1341 | 1391 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Fox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Influenza | 79 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Tetanus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 155 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 79 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | |
| Other Tuberculous Disease | 11 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 342 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 52 | 89 | 179 | 202 | |
| Acute Rheumatism and Rheumatic Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Other Forms of Meningitis (not T.B.) | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| General Paralysis ot the Insane | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 107 | 89 | |
| Other Diseases of the Nervous Sys'm | 72 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 32 | |
| Senile Decay | 118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 118 | 63 | |
| Diabetes | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 490 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 86 | 336 | 193 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 124 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 19 | 96 | 65 | |
| Aneurism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis, Acute | 51 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 34 | 6 | |
| Bronchitis, Chronic | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | 122 | 72 | |
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (other forms) | 258 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 48 | 87 | 171 | |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory System | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 15 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Appendicitis, Typhlitis, and Peritonitis | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 30 | |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive Sy'm | 61 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 45 | |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 33 | |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary Sys'm | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malforma'n | 49 | 46 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Premature Birth | 49 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of the Reproductive System (Non-Malignant) | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 92 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 81 | |
| Suicide | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| All other Defined Diseases | 79 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51 | |
| Diseases Ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All Causes | 2674 | 196 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 104 | 109 | 144 | 261 | 414 | 1344 | 1440 | |
The deaths entered in the last column include deaths of non-residents of the
borough.