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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The percentage of deaths under 1 year of age to total deaths
was 5.6. Deaths under 15 years, 10.4%; deaths under 65 years,
47.7%; deaths over 65 years, 52.3%. The corresponding figures
for 1933 were 5.4; 9.6 ; 49.3; and 50.7.

Table: Table V.classification of deaths according to disease over a period of 12 years.

Table V.

classification of deaths according to disease over a period of 12 years.

Cause of Death.1923192419251926192719281929193019311932193319 34
Total Deaths1 otal Deaths.Total Death.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total DeathsDeath Rate.
Enteric Fever...2...12...1......2...10.004
Malaria......11...........................
Small Pox.......................................
Measles94713630122...213140.058
Scarlet Fever221...35423......30.012
Whooping Cough11119921142439123180.075
Diphtheria and Croup2188321032231451117240.100
Influenza (including Influenzal pneumonia)20896344118381993284100103280.116
Dysentery.....................11............
Erysipelas2455538743850.021
Cerebro-Spinal Fever...2.........2...232230.012
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1531571511711651671701541551441621440.599
Tuberculous Meningitis2212171710131071191060.025
Other Tuberculous Disease151913202826191411131270.029
Cancer, Malignant Disease2592933193303443273303393423413743711.542
Rheumatic Fever59811665474460.025
Meningitis866 27329111714159790.037
Organic Heart Disease2543052813464053083754904696275912.456
Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic Pneumonia1391421301009292226125200145130930.387
1441821401382001582721992582382101990.827 0.100
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs363332343333211620152224
Diarrhœa and Enteritis3632363424284532152526180.075
Appendicitis and Typhlitis2128201417162723232844230.096
Cirrhosis of Liver11712391110558650.021
Alcoholism3312334311...50.021
Nephritis and Bright"s Disease59706581777911745608178750.312
Puerperal Fever42511426182750.021
Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy & Parturition6881351156145580.033
Congenital Debility and Malformation.3237365230264242492719330.137
Premature Birth3954424048324740494847 70340.141
Violent deaths (excluding Suicide)49666571837564749275910.378
Suicide2323233330352919334330370.154
Other Defined Diseases6246706727037206647487137066846776882.860
Diseases Ill-defined or unknown......13410104110830.012
Total20072280216922692452235427922337267425562721257110.686