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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION IV.
CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 342 as compared with 339 in
1930; 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:—
| 1921—1.14 (218) | 1926—1.60 (330) |
| 1922—1.31 (252) | 1927—1.62 (344) |
| 1923—1.34 (259) | 1928—1.54 (327) |
| 1924—1.50 (293) | 1929—1.48 (330) |
| 1925—1.60 (319) | 1930—1.52 (339) |
For 1931 the rate is 1.46 (342).
Deaths From Cancer in Municipal Wards.
Table XXXI.
| Ward. | M ale. | Female. | Total. | Death-rate | Population Census 1931. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female | |||||
| Upper Norwood | 16 | 20 | 36 | 1.65 | 9835 | |
| Norbury | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1.48 | 7034 | 8502 |
| West Thornton | 12 | 8 | 20 | 1.00 | 91315 | 10358 |
| Bensham Manor | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.15 | 7301 | 8324 |
| Thornton Heath | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1.51 | 7240 | 7935 |
| South Norwood | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1.51 | 7849 | 9362 |
| Woodside | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.84 | 7223 | 7990 |
| East | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1.25 | 7706 | 9823 |
| Addiscombe | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1.85 | 6498 | |
| Whitehorse Mnr | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.23 | 7768 | 8508 |
| Broad Green | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.41 | 7093 | |
| Central | 15 | 11 | 26 | 2.20 | 5276 | 6582 |
| Waddon | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.08 | 10090 | 11126 |
| South | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1.73 | 6150 | 8321 |
| No fixed abode | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | |
| Addington | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.43 | 1384 | 1407 |
| Total | 142 | 200 | 342 | 1.46 | 107,582 | 125,533 |