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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1937.
Area, 12,617 acres.
Population (Census 1931), 233,115. Population (estimated
middle of 1937), 242,300.
Number of Inhabited Houses (1931 Census), 56,429. Overcrowding
Census (1936), 65,550.
Rateable Value (1st April, 1937), £2,329,423.
Product of a Penny Rate (1937), £9,022.
Rate in the £ (1936-37), 10/6.
Gross expenditure on Health Services
(administered by Medical Officer of
Health) £162,685 4 11
Income on Health Services (excluding
transfers) 14,268 5 1
Net expenditure on Health Services £148,416 19 10
Expressed as a Penny Rate, 16.45d. pence in the pound.
| Live Births— | M. | F. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,584 | 1,529 | 3,113 |
| Illegitimate | 70 | 80 | 150 |
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 13.5.
Still Births—94. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births,
28.0.
Deaths—2,800. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident
population, 11.6.
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
From sepsis, 2; other causes, 11.
Maternal mortality: 3.87 per 1,000 total live and still births.