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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLE OF DEATHS ACCORDING TO CAUSE AGE AND SEX
| Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1550 | 70 | 25 | 21 | 227 | 470 | 737 |
| F | 1582 | 46 | 16 | 28 | 179 | 384 | 929 | |
| Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | l | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | 24 | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | 7 | |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Poliomyelitis and ) Polioencephalitis) | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Infective ) Encephalitis. ) | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis ) (Respiratory) ) | M | 89 | - | - | - | 54 | 28 | 7 |
| F | 39 | - | - | 2 | 26 | 8 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous) diseases ) | M | 10 | l | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer | M | 207 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 73 | 118 |
| F | 229 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 98 | 115 | |
| Diabetes | M | 15 | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Cerebral ) Haemorrhage etc.) | M | 94 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 67 |
| F | 161 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 123 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 343 | - | - | - | 20 | 76 | 247 |
| F | 412 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 57 | 347 | |
| Other circulatory) disease's ) | M | 47 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 36 |
| F | 74 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 66 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 129 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 54 | 67 |
| F | 73 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 10 | 58 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 75 | 17 | 6 | - | 4 | 24 | 24 |
| F | 80 | 9 | 3 | - | 2 | 15 | 51 | |
| Other respiratory ) diseases ) | M | 15 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach ) or duodenum ) | M | 33 | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 11 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs | M | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Appendicitis | M | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 6 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| Other digestive ) diseases ) | M | 25 | 2 | - | - | l | 8 | 14 |
| F | 29 | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| Nephritis | M | 28 | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | 17 | |
| Puerperal sepsis Other puerperal causes | F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Cong. Debility, Malfor mations, prem.birth.etc. | M | 42 | 36 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| F | 25 | 22 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
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