London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Cause of Death. | 1943 Total Deaths | 1944 Total Deaths | 1945 Total Deaths | 1946 Total Deaths | 1947 Total Deaths | 1948 Total Deaths | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 0.008 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 0.016 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.004 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.020 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Influenza (incl. Influenzal pneumonia) | 81 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 0.016 |
| Dysentery | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | - |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0.004 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.004 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 107 | 98 | 78 | 101 | 92 | 103 | 0.417 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0.032 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 454 | 420 | 470 | 451 | 492 | 510 | 2.065 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.012 |
| Meningitis | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.008 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 515 | 563 | 542 | 697 | 665 | 791 | 3.202 |
| Bronchitis, Acute and Chronic | 150 | 126 | 124 | 156 | 148 | 96 | 0.389 |
| Pneumonia | 182 | 129 | 160 | 156 | 185 | 142 | 0.575 |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 17 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 0.130 |
| Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 21 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 0.053 |
| Appendicitis | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.024 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.024 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3.202 |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 44 | 44 | 35 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 0.243 |
| *Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0.207 |
| *Other diseases and accidents of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.207 |
| Congenital debility, malformation and Premature Birth | 73 | 89 | 72 | 58 | 100 | 63 | 0.267 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding suicide) | 46 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 79 | 45 | 0.182 |
| Suicide | 21 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 0.130 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 860 | 1206 | 808 | 814 | 874 | 701 | 2.838 |
| Diseases Ill-Defined or Unknown | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0.028 |
| Total | 2628 | 2857 | 2491 | 2703 | 2880 | 2644 | 10.704 |
*Calculated per 1,000 live and still births.
1948 showed a decrease in the death rate from 11.9 in 1947 to 10.7.
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