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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 VII.
The following were the Wards from which new patients came:—
| Ward. | Density of Population persons per acre. | Pulmonary | Non-Pul-monary | Total | Incidence Rate per 1000 | Death Kate per 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood | 20.2 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 1.3 | 0.36 |
| Norbury | 29.5 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.00 |
| West Thornton | 42.3 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1.2 | 0.55 |
| Bensham Manor | 49.9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1.1 | 0.62 |
| Thornton Heath | 50.6 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1.1 | 0.77 |
| South Norwood | 28.9 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.38 |
| Woodside | 36.8 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1.1 | 0.70 |
| East | 9.7 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.06 |
| Adtliscombe | 48.9 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.62 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 63.1 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.83 |
| Broad Green | 69.1 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 1,9 | 0.84 |
| Central | 33.4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.65 |
| Waddon | 22.3 | 32 | 7 | 39 | 1.8 | 1.19 |
| South | 12.6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.74 |
| Addington | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.35 |
| No fixed abode | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| 270 | 55 | 325 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
The Wards showing the highest incidence of new patients in
1934 were: Broad Green (1.9), and Waddon (1.8).
The highest death-rates were in Waddon (1.19) and Norbury
(1.00). With the relatively small figures available, these rates
are subject to wide annual variations.