London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table I.

WARDS.Estimated Population.Births.Deaths.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Deaths under 1 year 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 .Natural Increase or Decrease of Population.
Upper Norwood1676118016510.79.8500.180.061.010.300.063.160.301.732015
Norbury161401501359.38.415-0.120.810.502.970.431.552915
West Thornton1957826817013.78.7360.150.100.610.360.153.370.251.234298
Bensham Manor1676421718112.910.8360.180.180.960.663.820.422.325036
Thornton Heath1802425617814.29.1640.440.110.940.670.13.610.331.395178
South Norwood1753131918318.210.4200.290.180.910.464.280.291.8829136
Woodside1615718416411.410.2490.250.191.170.500.124.140.561.243720
East1619322914914.19.2380.190.060.680.254.450.621.111080
Addiscombe1633522016013.59.8450.610.430.370.310.124.160.431.844960
Whitehorse Manor1683328121216.712.6500.530.062.020.890.123.920.421.786369
Broad Green1720825118914.611.03.50.120.291.100.290.124.360.521.406962
Central1243417616414.213.2260.240.081.290.640.164.830.721.853312
Waddon1821427316115.08.8590.490.161.150.440.052.910.271.1522112
South1522819121212.613.9530.390.071.710.724.660.592.1013—21
Addington100002005620.05.6780.300.200.400.300.101.900.200.701144
The Borough2434003335*2496*13.710.3400.290.121.030.490.073.800.421.5619839

*These are the corrected, totals.