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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table III.

DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1934. CLASSIFIED BY AGE AND CAUSE.

CAUSES OF DEATH INett 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.
2345678910111213
All CausesCertified25711452638608410111925441313311006
Uncertified....................................
Enteric Fever1.....................1......1
Small Pox....................................
Measles143245..................4
Scarlet Fever3......21..................4
Whooping Cough185481..................11
Diphtheria and Croup241...516......11......20
Influenza (excl. Influenzal Pneu'nia)15...1.........11...481
Erysipela5........................143
Tetanus2......11..................2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1441......12837322020548
Tuberculous Meningitis6......23......1.........5
Other Tuberculous Disease7...11112...1......6
Cancer, Malignant Disease371......1......5186796184154
Acute Rheumatism and Rheumatic Fever6.........13...11......2
Cerebro.Spinal Meningitis3.........12...............2
Encephalitis Lethargica....................................
Other Forms of Meningitis (not T. B.)9.........4...1...2...23
Poliomyelitis1...1...........................
Locomotor Ataxy4........................31...
General Paralysis of the Insane3..................111......
Cerebral Haemorrhage186...............2172615062
Other Diseases of the Nervous Sys'm111.........113315196926
Senile Decay78...........................7823
Diabetes24............11......31912
Organic Heart Disease591......1197114190431206
Arterio.Sclerosis47.....................293627
Aneurism1..................1............
Other Diseases of the Circulatory System...
28.........333...531111
Bronchitis, Acute253..................2...203
Bronchitis, Chronic68............21...4115013
Influenzal Pneumonia13............21...3251
Pneumonia (other forms)199271084741216347794
Other Diseases of the Respiratory System
24.........12212794
Diarrhoea and Enteritis18102.........111...310
Appendicitis, Typhlitis, and Peritonitis23......2213155418
Cirrhosis of the Liver5.....................3...2...
Alcoholism5..................1121...
Other Diseases of the Digestive Sy'm Nephritis and Blight's Disease75...1...212510183641
75...............4310174114
Other Diseases of the Urinary Sys'm Puerperal Fever37...............12172623
5............122.........5
Puerperal Pyrexia....................................
Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition8............134.........6
Congenital Debility and Malforma'n Premature Birth33312........................17
3434...........................19
Venereal Diseases6..................213...5
Other Diseases of the Reproductive System (Non.Malignant)12...............142237
Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide)91...126136414123360
37............561111049
All other Defined Diseases7330115124471823
Diseases Ill-defined or unknown3..................1...111
All Causes25711452638608410111925441313311006

The deaths entered in the last column include deaths of non.residents of
the Borough.