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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1932.
Area 12,617 acres.
Population (Census 1931), 233,115. Population (estimated
middle of 1932), 237,300.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1931 Census), 56,429.
Rateable Value (1st April, 1932), £2,019,342.
Product of a Penny Rate (1931-2), £7,838.
Rate in the £ (1931-32), 9s. 8d. (Addington Ward only, 9s. 5d).
Gross expenditure on Health Services (administered
by Medical Officer of Health £85,503 13 0
Income on Health Services (including transfers)
5,346 4 8
Net expenditure on Health Services £80,157 8 4
Expressed as a Penny Rate, 9.85 pence in the pound.
| Live Births— | M. | F. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,592 | 1,558 | 3,150 |
| Illegitimate | 85 | 76 | 161 |
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population,
14.0.
Still Births—118. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births,
14.5.
Deaths—2,556. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident
population, 10.8
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
Prom sepsis, 2; other causes, 5.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 49
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 45
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 112