Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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WARD STATISTICS.
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. | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population. |
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Upper Norwood | 15429 | 252 | 186 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 32 | — | 0.06 | 1.62 | 0.32 | — | 4.21 | 0.58 | 2.66 | + 66 |
Norbury | 15530 | 239 | 170 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 38 | — | 0.06 | 1.16 | 0.26 | — | 4.96 | 0.58 | 1.74 | + 69 |
West Thornton | 18886 | 316 | 199 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 32 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 1.43 | 0.64 | 0.05 | 3.92 | 0.53 | 2.07 | + 117 |
Bensham Manor | 15426 | 288 | 203 | 18.7 | 13.2 | 21 | — | 0.13 | 1.23 | 0.71 | 0.13 | 5.45 | 0.32 | 2.53 | + 85 |
Thornton Heath | 17384 | 382 | 190 | 22.0 | 10.9 | 45 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 1.84 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 4.03 | 0.17 | 1.61 | + 192 |
South Norwood | 16990 | 395 | 169 | 23.2 | 9.9 | 18 | — | 0.18 | 1.24 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 4.71 | 0.35 | 1.41 | +226 |
Woodside | 15482 | 312 | 178 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 29 | — | 0.13 | 1.42 | 0.71 | — | 4.72 | 0.39 | 2.07 | + 134 |
East | 15529 | 353 | 180 | 22.7 | 11.6 | 11 | — | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0.52 | — | 5.09 | 0.52 | 2.64 | + 173 |
Addiscombe | 15708 | 335 | 225 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 36 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.21 | 0.64 | — | 6.88 | 0.51 | 1.85 | + 111 |
Whitehorse Manor | 16111 | 336 | 193 | 20.9 | 12.0 | 27 | — | 0.19 | 1.80 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 4.47 | 0.50 | 2.05 | + 143 |
Broad Green | 16534 | 332 | 159 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 60 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1.27 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 3.81 | 0.30 | 1.33 | + 173 |
Central | 11763 | 219 | 178 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 32 | — | 0.09 | 1.70 | 0.51 | 0.09 | 6.12 | 0.51 | 2.47 | + 41 |
Waddon | 17621 | 427 | 154 | 24.2 | 8.7 | 37 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.85 | 0.45 | — | 3.18 | 0.40 | 1.31 | +273 |
South | 14553 | 289 | 203 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 17 | — | — | 1.79 | 0.21 | — | 6.67 | 0.82 | 1.65 | + 86 |
Addington | 10284 | 307 | 112 | 29.9 | 10.9 | 33 | — | 0.19 | 0.88 | 0.29 | — | 4.28 | 0.48 | 1.94 | + 195 |
The Borough | 233230 | *4806 | *2691 | 20.6 | 11.5 | 31 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 1.34 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 4.79 | 0.46 | 1.93 | +2115 |
*These are the corrected totals.