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Croydon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION VI.
CANCER.
Deaths from Cancer numbered 321 as compared with 371 in
1934; 374 in 1933; 341 in 1932; 342 in 1931; 339 in 1930; 330 in
1929, 327 in 1928; 344 in 1927; 330 in 1926; and 319 in 1925.
Death-rates per 1,000 of the population for the previous 10 years are as follows: —
| 1925—1.60 (319) | 1930—1.52. (339) |
| 1926—1.60 (330) | 1931—1.46 (342) |
| 1927—1.62 (344) | 1932—1.44 (341) |
| 1928—1.54 (327) | 1933—1.56 (374) |
| 1929—1.48 (330) | 1934—1.54 (371) |
(For 1935 the rate is 1.33 (321).
Deaths From Cancer in Municipal Wards.
Table I.
| Word. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Death-rate. | Estimated Population. Mid 1935. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |||||
| Upper Norwood | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.80 | 10213 | 12364 |
| Norbury | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1.12 | 7305 | 8832 |
| West Thornton | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.19 | 9488 | 10758 |
| Bensham Manor | 18 | 12 | 30 | 1.84 | 7587 | 8650 |
| Thornton Heath | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0.95 | 7516 | 8238 |
| South Norwood | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1.85 | 8150 | 9724 |
| Woodside | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1.27 | 7499 | 8295 |
| East | 14 | 17 | 31 | 1.70 | 8000 | 10136 |
| Addiscombe | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.03 | 6749 | 7838 |
| Whitehorse Mnr | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.18 | 8067 | 8836 |
| Broad Green | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1.35 | 7370 | 8138 |
| Central | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.97 | 5482 | 6836 |
| Waddon | 13 | 16 | 29 | 1.31 | 10482 | 11551 |
| South | 10 | 18 | 28 | 1.86 | 6390 | 8645 |
| Addington | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.38 | 1439 | 1462 |
| No fixed abode, etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Total | 141 | 180 | 321 | 1.33 | 111737 | 130363 |