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The prevalent wind at Croydon during the year was South
West. The number of days on which the winds came from the
specified directions was as follows:—S.W., 119 days; W., 67 days;
N.E., 66 days; N.W., 32 days; N., 26 days; E., 22 days; S., lb
days ; S.E., 16 days.
YITAL STATISTICS.
Marriages.—The number of marriages solemnised was 2,134,
compared with 2,212 in 1931, 2,112 in 1930, 1,982 in 1929; 1,874
in 1928; and 1,847 in 1927. The marriage rate was 9 per 1,000
of the population; 910 were solemnised in Established Churches,
238 in other places of worship, 982 in the Register Office, no ceremonies
were performed under Jewish ritual, and 4 under ritual of
Society of Friends.
Births.—The births registered were 3,150 legitimate and 161
illegitimate. The birth-rate consequently was 14.0 For England
and Wales the rate was 15.3, and in the 118 Great Towns it was
15.4 (calculated by averaging 4 quarterly figures).
The illegitimate births in Croydon were 4.9% of the total, compared
with 4.8% in 1931, 5.1% in 1930, 4.80% in 1929, 4.36% in
1928, and 4.79% in 1927.
The total male births numbered 1,677, the female 1,634, being
a proportion of 1,026 males to 1,000 females.
The subjoined table gives the vital statistics for the Wards in
the Town. It is seen that the Wards with the highest birth-rates
were Woodside (19.0), Waddon (17.9), South Norwood (17.8),
and Broad Green (17.6).
Those with the lowest were: Norbury (9.2), West Thornton
(10.1), and East (10.8).
Deaths.—The deaths numbered 2,556, compared with 2,674
last year. For 1932 the death-rate was 10.8. For 1931 it was
11.4. The death-rate for England and Wales was 12.0, and for
the 118 Great Towns 11.8. For London the death-rate was 12.3.
The male death-rate was 10.1, the female 10.7 for the Borough.
There were 172 inquests held by Coroners in respect of Croydon
residents during 1932, and 112 findings by Coroners after postmortem
examination without inquest.