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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 1955
[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 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 364 | 398 | 514 | 1,405 | |
| F | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 229 | 343 | 783 | 1,430 | |
| Tuberculosis (respiratory) | M | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | M | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilitic Diseases ... | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M | I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| meningococcal infections | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | I | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Other Infective and parasitic diseases | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 | |
| " lung, bronchus | M | — | — | — | — | 3 | 57 | 30 | 11 | 101 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
| " breast | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | |
| "uterus | F | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 138 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 136 | |
| Leukaemia; aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Diabetes | M | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 48 | 95 | 161 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 76 | 161 | 270 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | M | — | — | — | — | 4 | 77 | 83 | 74 | 238 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 59 | 95 | 175 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 26 | 42 | |
| Other heart diseases | M | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 41 | 123 | 193 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 46 | 196 | 265 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 25 | 46 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 72 | |
| Influenza | M | l | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| F | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | M | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 57 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 35 | 52 | |
| bronchitis | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 110 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 56 | |
| Other diseases of respira-tory system | M | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | ||
| F | 1 | _ | — | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | M | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| — | — | — | 1 | _ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | M | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | F | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | M | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | 17 |
| F | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | •3 | ||
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 25 | 3 | 1 | _ | 6 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 107 |
| F | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 54 | 116 | ||
| Motor vehicle accidents | M | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| F | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| All Other accidents | M | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |
| Suicide | M | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | _ | 14 | |
| Homicide and operations of war | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| totals | 69 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 101 | 593 | 741 | 1297 | 2835 | |