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.
WAR DH. | Estimated Population | Births. | Deaths. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths under I yea 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 (1935). | Natural Increase or Decrease of 1 Population. |
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Upper Norwood | 22577 | 151 | 157 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 26 | — | 0.09 | 0.71 | 0.44 | — | 2.57 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 20 | 6 |
Norbury | 16137 | 111 | 115 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 63 | — | 0.18 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 2.35 | 0.68 | 112 | 29 | 4 |
West Thornton | 20246 | 234 | 172 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 47 | — | 0.15 | 0 .52 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 3.61 | 0.15 | 1.19 | 42 | 62 |
Bensham Manor | 16237 | 187 | 182 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 32 | 0.12 | 0 .12 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0 06 | 4 13 | 0 86 | 1-84 | 50 | 5 |
Thornton Heath | 15754 | 287 | 145 | 18 2 | 9.2 | 31 | — | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.13 | 4.00 | 0.70 | 0.95 | 51 | 142 |
South Norwood | 17874 | 304 | 245 | 17 0 | 137 | 40 | — | 0.06 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.17 | 5.82 | 0.84 | 1.85 | 29 | 59 |
Woodside | 15794 | 158 | 149 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 57 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 4.12 | 0.57 | 1.27 | 37 | 9 |
East | 18196 | 189 | 192 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 63 | — | 0.05 | 0.49 | 0.27 | — | 4.34 | 0.88 | 1.70 | 10 | 3 |
Addiscombe | 14587 | 195 | 172 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 62 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.21 | 6.10 | 0.48 | 1.03 | 49 | 23 |
Whitehorse Manor | 16903 | 274 | 162 | 16.2 | 9.6 | 47 | 0.06 | 0 .18 | 0.83 | 0 .59 | — | 3.67 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 63 | 112 |
Broad Green | 15508 | 196 | 170 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 51 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 0.32 | 4.19 | 0 .84 | 1.35 | 69 | 26 |
Central | 12318 | 121 | 118 | 9'8 | 9.6 | 66 | — | 0.08 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 3.41 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 33 | 3 |
Waddon | 22033 | 423 | 268 | 19 2 | 12.2 | 54 | 0.27 | 0 .05 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.09 | 4.90 | 0.54 | 1.31 | 22 | 155 |
South | 15035 | 144 | 167 | 9 4 | 11.1 | 56 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 0.13 | — | 4.92 | 0.53 | 1 86 | 13 | 23 |
Addington | 2901 | 83 | 30 | 28-6 | 10.3 | 48 | 0.34 | 0.34 | — | 0.34 | — | 3.10 | — | 1.38 | 1 | 53 |
The Borough | 242100 | 3288* | 2453* | 13.6 | 10.1 | 45 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0. 73 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 4.21 | 0.67 | 1.33 | 19 | 835 |
* These are the corrected figures.