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

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Croydon 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE 1.

WARDS.Estimated PopulationBirthsDeathsBirth RateDeath RateDeaths under 1 year per 1,000 birthsDeath Rate from six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea)Death Rate from DiarrhoeaDeath Rate from Bronchitis and PneumoniaDeath Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Death Rate from Non-Pulmonary TuberculosisDeath rate from Heart and Circulation Diseases.Death rate from Nervous DiseasesDeath Rate from CancerEstimated persons per acre.Natural increase or decrease of population.
Upper Norwood16,79417316510.310.3350.060.870.310.063.180.371.93208
Norbury16,1731221407.59.125-0.650.58-2.790.841.232918
West Thornton19,61223215811,88.4520.050.100.740.370.052.700.531.274274
Bensham Manor16,79723320513.912.8390.170.291.060.50- -3i860.561.685038
Thornton Heath18,05831819717.611.4380.170.061.210.400.063.230.401.7351121
South Norwood17,56524320713.812.3370.062.260.300.063.390.302.202936
Woodside16,19021917613.511.4370.130.190.840.450.063.750.652.013743
East16,22617815111.09.8340.060.190.780.45-3.160.121.611027
Addiscambe16,36824218014.811.5330.131.280.320.063.460.452.304962
Whitehorse Manor16,86628620017.012.4630.190.251.550.800.063.160.431.556386
Broad Green17,24224118214.011.0250.060.061.210.673.210.731.946959
Central12,46717017213.614.7291.360.08O.084.090.682.81332
Waddon18,24818416415.69.4390.110.061.140.340.182.630.46i;i422120
South15,26118918012.412.4270.070.071.240.14" -4.340.342.20139
Addington10,0332746627.37.1360.220.430.320.111.940.221.181208
The Borough243,9003,4042,55714.011.0380.090.101.130.41(5.053.270.481.7819861
These are the corrected totals.