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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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T able IX.
DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1932. 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" or " non- Residents " in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | I 2 | 13 | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 2554 | 160 | 23 | 18 | 52 | 95 | 96 | 141 | 245 | 384 | 1340 | 1179 | |
| Uncertified | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| Influenza (excl. Influenzal Pneu'nia) | 50 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Tetanus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 144 | ... | ... | 1 | l | 38 | 32 | 33 | 23 | ... 9 | 7 | 55 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Disease | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 341 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 81 | 188 | 155 | ||
| Acute Rheumatism and Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other Forms of Meningitis (not T. B.) | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Locomotor Ataxy | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 158 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 25 | 121 | 56 | ||
| Other Diseases of the Nervous Sys'm | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 22 | ||
| Senile Decay | 115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 114 | 54 | ||
| Diabetes | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Organic Heart Disease | 469 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 75 | 325 | 171 | ||
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 113 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 100 | 64 | ||
| Annurism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Bronchitis, Acute | 44 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Bronchitis, Chronic | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | '2 | 18 | 77 | 45 | ||
| Influenzal Pneumonia | 50 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia (other forms) | 238 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 103 | 132 | ||
| Diseases of the Respiratory System | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Appendicitis, Typhlitis, and Peritonitis | 28 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 39 | ||
| Cirrhosis of the Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of the Digestive Sy'm | 57 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 43 | ||
| Nephritis Bright's Disease | 81 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 24 | ||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary Sys'm | 38 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 20 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malforma'n | 27 | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | ||
| Premature Birth | 48 | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Other Diseases or the Reproductive System (Non-Malignant) | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 10 | ||
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 71 | ||
| Suicide | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 17 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 67 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 32 | ||
| Diseases Ill-defined or unknown | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ||
| All Causes | 2556 | 161 | 23 | 18 | 52 | 95 | 96 | 141 | 245 | 384 | 1341 | 1179 | ||
The deaths entered in the last column include deaths of non-residents of the
borough.