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Croydon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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of certificates state the deceased died from Myocarditis and Senility,
or Myocarditis and Chronic Bronchitis; in the local classification
the latter cause has Keen taken as the cause of death.
The percentage of deaths under 1 year of age to total deaths
was 6.3. Deaths under 15 years, 9.9%; deaths under 65 years,
47.5% ; deaths over 65 years, 52.5%.

Table: Table X.CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 12 YEARS.

Table X.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 12 YEARS.

Cause of Death.19211922192319241925 1926192719281929193019311932
Total DeathsTotal DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Death Rate.
Enteric Fever11...2...12...1......20.009
Malaria...1......11.....................
Small Pox.......................................
Measles61994713630122...20.009
Scarlet Fever46221...35423......
Whooping Cough221111119921142439120.051
Diphtheria and Croup2327218832103223145110.046
Influenza (including Influenzal pneumonia)39101208963441183819932811000.422
Dysentery1........................11......
Erysipelas4224555387430.013
Cerebro-Spinal Fever...2...2.........2...2320.009
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1561831531571511711651671701541551440.607
Tuberculous Meningitis12142212171710131071190.038
Other Tuberculous Disease1612151913202826191411130.055
Cancer, Malignant Disease2182522592933193303443273303393423411.438
Rheumatic Fever127598116654740.017
Meningitis1112866291117141590.038
Organic Heart Disease2293242543052732813464053083754904691.978
Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic14319413914213010092922261252001450.611
Pneumonia13818314418214013820015827219925s2381.003
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs3440363332343333211620150.063
Diarrhœa and Enteritis6237363236342428453215250.105
Appendicitis and Typhlitis915212820141716272323280.118
Cirrhosis of Liver1014117123911105580.034
Alcoholism2133123343110.004
Nephritis and Bright's Disease59475970658177791174560810.342
Puerperal Fever46425114261820.009
Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy & Parturition101068813511561450.021
Congenital Debility and Malformation4852323736523026424249270.114
Premature Birth4738395442404832474049480.202
Violent deaths (excluding Suicide)2648496665718375647492750.316
Suicide3019232323333035291933430.181
Other Defined Diseases6656876246706727037206647487137066842.884
Diseases Ill-defined or unknown1322......134101041100.042
Total20542387200722802169226924522354279223372674255610.8

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1932 was a healthier year than 1931.