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Croydon 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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WARDS.Estimated PopulationBirthsDeathsBirth RateDeath RateDeaths under 1 year per 1,000 BirthsDeath Rate from Six Zymotic Diseases (excluding Diarrhoea)Death Rate from Diarrhoea (under two years)Death Rate from Bronchitis and PneumoniaDeath Rate from Pulmonary TuberculosisDeath Rate from Non-Pulmonary TuberculosisDeath Rate from Heart and Circulation DiseasesDeath Rate from CancerNatural Increase or Decrease of Population
Upper Norwood17,88618817210.59.627——1.120.17—4.591.56+16
Norbury16,6971391718.310.243——1.910.06—3.592.81—32
West Thornton16,24318815411.69.55——1.350.25—3.941.78+34
Bensham Manor17,66220115011.48.530—0.061.300.11—2.771.13+51
Thornton Heath16,46721515213.19.214—1.460.120.063.161.58+63
South Norwood16,65924117914.510.7170.061.560.18—3.421.92+62
Woodside15,09121416814.211.19—0.071.920.07—3.512.72+46
East16,62117416310.59.823——0.780.060.123.972.23+11
Shirley12,35014110411.48.428—0.081.460.08—2.431.78+37
Addiscombe16,27325618615.711.412——1.84——3.442.40+70
Whitehorse Manor13,92025616318.411.751—0.071.370.43—4.021.65+93
Broad Green14,04422213115.19.39——1.280.140.072.922.21+91
Central11,95116515313.812.824——1.760.17—4.602.01+12
Waddon15,87319015212.09.6———1.200.130.063.781.88+38
South17,14019222111.212.9210.06—1.340.06—4.492.63—29
Addington14,9234626731.04.524——0.13—0.071.271.27+395
The Borough249,8003,44412,905*13.811.6210.010.021.450.120.023.832.16+539

* These are the corrected totals.
As deaths occurring in Queen's Hospital are no longer allocated to the home address ward mortality rates involved show a decrease on previous years.