London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table
| Births | Deaths | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | Mortality per 1000 Birth's | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | Mortality per 1000 Births | General Birth Rate | General Death Rate | |||
| January | 262 | 11 | 42 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 78 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 79 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 88 | 15.1 | 20.0 |
| February | 268 | 19 | 45 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 72 | 14.2 | 19.5 | 49 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 101 | 16.8 | 18.7 |
| March | 328 | 16 | 49 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 48 | 15 0 | 11.8 | 45 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 109 | 13.9 | 17.5 |
| April | 304 | 13 | 36 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 61 | 16.3 | 10.9 | 39 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 55 | 18.7 | 13.8 |
| May | 309 | 14 | 45 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 19 | 15.1 | 8.6 | 33 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 38 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| June | 288 | 10 | 28 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 24 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 15 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 67 | 16.3 | 12.3 |
| July | 241 | 11 | 33 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 20 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 26 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 41 | 16.2 | 9.5 |
| August | 383 | 11 | 21 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 12 | 15.2 | 7.1 | 43 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 14 | 17.2 | 10.3 |
| September | 254 | 6 | 24 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 35 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 42 | 13.8 | 8.6 | 20 | 14.9 | 9.0 |
| October | 259 | 11 | 31 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 36 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 27 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 52 | 18.6 | 12.3 |
| November | 336 | 13 | 39 | 14.5 | 10.8 | 45 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 31 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 61 | 14.9 | 12 3 |
| December | 276 | 10 | 33 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 54 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 60 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 87 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
157
Maternity and Child Welfare—Deaths of Infants under
one year of age.
The Birth Rate was highest in August, April, June and December, and the Infantile Mortality was lowest during August,
September, October, July and December.
The Death Rate was highest in January, February, March and April. Infantile Mortality was highest during March,
February, May and January.