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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 1946
[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 | 1302 | 87 | 9 | 8 | 94 | 376 | 728 |
| F | 1389 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 286 | 934 | |
| Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Encephalitis Acute Infectious | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 7 |
| F | 20 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | 64 | - | - | 1 | 28 | 29 | 6 |
| F | 34 | - | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | - | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 7 |
| F | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Cancer | M | 201 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 85 | 103 |
| F | 224 | - | -. | - | 13 | 87 | 124 | |
| Diabetes | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | |
| Intra cranial vascular lesions | M | 121 | - | - | - | 2 | 32 | 87 |
| F | 169 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 37 | 126 | |
| Heart diseases | M | 392 | - | - | - | 12 | 87 | 293 |
| F | 48 | - | - | - | 14 | 59 | 413 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 44 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 32 |
| F | 47 | -. | - | - | - | 4 | 43 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 69 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 18 | 48 |
| F | 83 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 68 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 60 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 29 |
| F | 50 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | 27 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| F | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 28 | - | -. | - | 2 | 18 | 8 |
| F | 13 | - | - | -. | - | 5 | 8 | |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Appendicitis | M | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| F | 28 | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| Nephritis | M | 30 | - | - | 2 | 15 | 13 | |
| F | 20 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Puerperal sepsis | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other maternal causes | F | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Congenital debility, malformations, premature birth, etc. | M | 48 | 45 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 33 | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Suicide | M | 16 | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Road traffic accidents | M | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 6 | - | .- | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| Other violent causes | M | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| F | 33 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
| All other causes | M | 100 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 62 |
| F | 73 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 33 | |
| Totals | 2691 | 150 | 18 | 16 | 183 | 662 | 1662 |