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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 1951
[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 | 0 - | 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 - | 75 - | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 31 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 67 | 359 | 445 | 499 | 1433 |
| F | 38 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 274 | 394 | 747 | 1542 | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 37 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 15 | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| F | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | |
| Syphilitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cougi | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Meningococcal Infections | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | _- | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | |
| ,, ,, lung, bronchus | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 72 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| ,, ,, breast | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 8 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 53 | |
| ,, ,, uterus | F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | - | - | - | - | 7 | 30 | 50 | 37 | 124 |
| F | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 49 | 125 | |
| Leukaemia; aleukaemia | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 9 | |
| Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 28 | 40 | 57 | 129 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 71 | 112 | 216 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | - | - | - | - | 5 | 63 | 82 | 63 | 213 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 48 | 53 | 133 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 20 | 24 | 57 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 14 | 23 | 45 | |
| Other heart diseases | M | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 27 | 70 | 159 | 263 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 26 | 84 | 291 | 403 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 49 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | 44 | 72 | |
| Influenza | M | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 52 |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 59 | |
| Bronchitis | M | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 114 |
| F | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 82 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 14 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Hyperplasia of prostate Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Congenital malformations | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 13 | |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 85 |
| F | 25 | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 110 | |
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| F | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| All Other accidents | M | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| F | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
| Suicide | M | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| F | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -. | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 60 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 127 | 633 | 839 | 1246 | 2975 |