Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table I.
WARDS. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births. | Death Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea) | Death Rate from Diarrhoea. | Death Rate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Non.Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Death Rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases. | Death Rate from Nervous Diseases. | Death Rate from Cancer. | Estimated persons per acre (1934). | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. |
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Upper Norwood | 22439 | 181 | 207 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 33 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 1.07 | 0.36 | — | 2.99 | 0.49 | 1.60 | 20.2 | —26 |
Norbury | 16037 | 108 | 150 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 37 | 0.06 | — | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 2.74 | 0.50 | 1.18 | 29.5 | .42 |
West Thornton | 20121 | 256 | 183 | 12.7 | 91 | 59 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.09 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 2.63 | 0.30 | 1.59 | 42.3 | 73 |
Bensbam Manor | 16129 | 192 | 182 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 63 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 1.30 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 3.40 | 0.56 | 1.80 | 49.9 | 10 |
Thornton Heath | 15657 | 260 | 169 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 43 | 0.39 | — | 1.66 | 0.77 | — | 3.00 | 0.64 | 1.41 | 50.6 | 91 |
South Norwood | 17765 | 288 | 226 | 16.2 | 12.7 | 52 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 1.79 | 0.38 | — | 4.67 | 0.62 | 1.80 | 28.9 | 62 |
Woodside | 15696 | 167 | 152 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 66 | 0.25 | — | 1.47 | 0.70 | — | 3.57 | 0.38 | 1.27 | 36.8 | 15 |
East | 18084 | 169 | 149 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 30 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.06 | — | 3.21 | 0.44 | 1.50 | 9.7 | 20 |
Addiscombe | 14497 | 184 | 155 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 43 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.14 | 4.00 | 0.41 | 1.80 | 48.9 | 29 |
Whitehorse Manor | 16799 | 252 | 222 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 60 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 2.02 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 4.58 | 0.29 | 1.49 | 63.1 | 30 |
Broad Green | 15412 | 218 | 160 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 41 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 1.04 | 0.84 | — | 3.38 | 0.35 | 1.17 | 69.1 | 58 |
Central | 12242 | 135 | 112 | ll.0 | 9.2 | 30 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 0.73 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 3.43 | 0.24 | 1.14 | 33.4 | 23 |
Waddon | 21898 | 370 | 277 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 50 | 0.59 | 0.05 | 1.23 | 1.14 | 0.05 | 3.93 | 0.55 | 1.78 | 22.3 | 102 |
South | 14941 | 141 | 189 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 71 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.07 | 3.88 | 1.07 | 1.61 | 12.6 | —48 |
Addington | 2883 | 66 | 29 | 23.9 | 10 .1 | 15 | — | — | 1.39 | 0.35 | — | 3.80 | 0.35 | 1.39 | 0.80 | 37 |
The Borough | 240600 | 3185* | 2571* | 13.2 | 10.7 | 46 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 1.21 | 0.60 | 0.05 | 3.55 | 0.49 | 1.54 | 19.0 | 614 |
* These are the corrected figures.