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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table IV.CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS.

Table IV.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO DISEASE OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS.

Cause of Death.1929193019311932193319341935193619371938Death Rate.
Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total Deaths.Total DeathsTotal Deaths.Total Deaths.
Enteric Fever1......2...1...435120.049
Malaria.................................
Small Pox.................................
Measles122...21314...21580.033
Scarlet Fever423......3...2330.012
Whooping Cough243912318215530.012
Diphtheria and Croup2314511172412815160.066
Influenza (including Influenzal pneumonia)199328410010328253971210.086
Dysentery...11..................10.004
Erysipelas87438526330.012
Cerebrospinal Fever...232233...350.020
Pulmonaiy Tuberculosis1701541551441621441481321401170.481
Tuberculous Meningitis10711910691915200.082
Other Tuberculous Disease1914111312714
Cancer, Malignant Disease3303393423413743713214284323871.590
Rheumatic Fever547446961160.024
Meningitis171415979144450.020
Organic Heart Disease3083754904696275917807497707773.192
Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic22612520014513093454450490.201
Pneumonia2721992582382101991201851791300.534
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs211620152224292312250.127
Diarrhœa and Enteritis453215252618293145290.119
Appendicitis272323284423481823150.062
Cirrhosis of Liver105586528980.033
Alcoholism4311...52...110.004
Nephritis and Bright's Disease1174560817875668984720.296
Puerperal Fever61827575110.004
Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregn «ncy & Parturition5614558171120.008
Congenital Debility and Malformation .4242492719338763105640.263
Premature Birth474049464734
Violent deaths (excluding Suicide)6474927570918585102780.320
Suicide291933433037262930430.177
Other Defined Diseases7487137066846776885675706345952.445
Diseases Ill-defined orunknown10411083......2......
Total2792233726742556272125712453259028002496...

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1938 showed a decrease in the general death-rate, a slight
increase in the birth-rate and a fall in the infant mortality rate to
the lowest figure yet recorded.