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Registrar General's Table of Deaths (see next page).
COMPARE SONS with 1940.
In the zynotic diseases group there were increases in the number of
deaths caused by Whooping Cough and Measles; there was 1 death in the
Typhoid group compared with nil in 1940; deaths from Diphtheria remained
at 4.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis decreased by 38, those from
Cancer by 60; and those from Heart disease by 16. There was an increase
of 13 in the Pneumonia deaths and a decrease of 70 in those caused by
Bronchitis.
Deaths from Suicide and other violence show a decrease of 214, and
road 'traffic accidents caused 8 less deaths than in 1940.
The total number of deaths was 2538 as compared with 3132 in 1940.
The percentage of deaths under 1 year of age to the total deaths was
3,5%; deaths under 15 years 6,7%; deaths under 65 years 42.2%; and deaths
over 65 years 57.8%. The corresponding figures for 1940 were 3.7%; 6.6%;
46.8%; 53,2% respectively.
WATER
The water supply is drawn from deep wells in the chalk. These wells
are situated in Surrey Street, Stroud Green, Waddon, Selhurst and Addington.
A portion of the northern side of the Borough, is supplied with water which
is purchased in bulk from the Metropolitan Water Board.
The amount of water consumed during the year was
Corporation's Wells 2,395,302,512
Metropolitan Water Board in bulk 335,798,000
2,731,100,512. Gallons.
The same arrangements regarding samples as were commenced in 1938
continued in 1941.
. LABORATORY. AMBULANCE, NURSING FACILITIES, HOSPITALS, ETC.
There have been no material changes in the Laboratory, Ambulance and
Nursing Facilities, in the home since my report, in 1940
All the Clinics have continued throughout the year, and the Tonsils
and Adenoids Clinic" at the Croydon General Hospital, which closed in August
1940, was reopened on.18th August 1941. The throat Clinic at Croydon General
Hospital was transferred to Mayday Hospital on 3rd November 1941.
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The above total differs by 1 from the total recorded by the department,
as the period covered by the Registrar General refers to the weekly returns
from the Registry of Deaths, whereas the department records are calculated
from 1st January to 31st December.