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 1949
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood | 17382 | 261 | 196 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 23 | 0.06 | — | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 5.64 | 0.23 | 2.01 | + 65 |
| Norbury | 16247 | 171 | 180 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 35 | — | — | 0.98 | 0.43 | — | 5.29 | 0.12 | 2.15 | — 9 |
| West Thornton | 19421 | 264 | 177 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 19 | — | — | 1.08 | 0.26 | — | 4.79 | 0.05 | 1.39 | + 87 |
| Bensham Manor | 16236 | 255 | 194 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 12 | — | — | 1.66 | 0.49 | — | 5.60 | 0.18 | 2.28 | + 61 |
| Thornton Heath | 18275 | 276 | 187 | 15.1 | 10.2 | 36 | — | — | 1.04 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 5.09 | 0.16 | 1.70 | + 89 |
| South Norwood | 17383 | 293 | 186 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 31 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.21 | 0.52 | — | 4.66 | 0.06 | 1.78 | + 107 |
| Woodside | 16335 | 249 | 161 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 32 | — | — | 1.04 | 0.24 | — | 4.59 | 0.12 | 1.71 | + 88 |
| East | 16880 | 278 | 203 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 25 | — | 0.12 | 1.07 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 5.69 | 0.12 | 2.37 | + 75 |
| Addiscombe | 16238 | 238 | 203 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 35 | 0.06 | — | 1.23 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 6.77 | 0.06 | 2.09 | + 85 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 16438 | 316 | 183 | 19.2 | 11.1 | 16 | — | 0.06 | 1.03 | 0.49 | — | 6.39 | — | 1.46 | + 133 |
| Broad Green | 17335 | 300 | 171 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 40 | — | — | 1.15 | 0.46 | — | 3.89 | 0.06 | 2.19 | + 129 |
| Central | 12234 | 209 | 191 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 24 | — | 0.16 | 1.72 | 0.49 | — | 7.36 | 0.25 | 2.94 | + 18 |
| Waddon | 18031 | 227 | 153 | 12.6 | 8.5 | 57 | — | 0.06 | 0.67 | 0.17 | — | 4.33 | 0.06 | 1.28 | + 74 |
| South | 15233 | 248 | 233 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 44 | 0.07 | — | 0.92 | 0.26 | — | 8.40 | 0.13 | 2.17 | + 15 |
| Addington | 16072 | 381 | 112 | 23.7 | 7.0 | 16 | — | — | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 2.99 | 0.03 | 1.74 | +269 |
| The Borough | 249740 | *4016 | *2735 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 29 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 1.05 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 5.38 | 0.11 | 1.93 | + 1281 |