Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 (under two years) | 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 Cancer | Natural Increase or Decrease of Population |
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Upper Norwood | 17535 | 192 | 234 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 36 | - | - | 1.08 | - | - | 5. 93 | 2. 17 | - 42 |
Norbury | 16354 | 142 | 174 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 21 | - | - | 1.22 | 0.06 | - | 3. 49 | 2. 14 | - 32 |
West Thornton | 15900 | 208 | 162 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 24 | - | - | 0.82 | 0.06 | - | 3. 58 | 2.83 | + 46 |
Bensham Manor | 17313 | 207 | 190 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10 | - | - | 1.62 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 3. 47 | 2. 54 | + 17 |
Thornton Heath | 16122 | 276 | 163 | 17.1 | 10.1 | 7 | - | - | 0.87 | 0.25 | - | 4.03 | 2.23 | +113 |
South Norwood | 16314 | 237 | 141 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 25 | - | 0.06 | 1.10 | 0.06 | - | 2. 51 | 1.74 | + 96 |
Woodside | 14755 | 221 | 129 | 14.9 | 8.7 | 9 | - | - | 1.22 | 0.27 | - | 2.78 | 2. 10 | + 92 |
East | 16278 | 152 | 158 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 7 | - | - | 0.74 | - | - | 3.93 | 2.58 | - 6 |
Shirley | 12032 | 139 | 114 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 7 | - | - | 0. 99 | 0.08 | - | 3.41 | 2. 41 | + 25 |
Addiscombe | 15930 | 235 | 177 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 17 | - | 0.06 | 1.51 | 0.19 | - | 3.70 | 2. 57 | + 58 |
Whitehorse Manor | 13596 | 260 | 153 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 12 | - | 0.07 | 1.77 | 0.15 | - | 4.41 | 2.13 | + 107 |
Broad Green | 13714 | 209 | 129 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 14 | - | 0.07 | 1.60 | - | - | 3.43 | 1.97 | + 80 |
Central | 11635 | 158 | 131 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 25 | - | - | 2. 06 | - | - | 4.04 | 2. 32 | + 27 |
Waddon | 15536 | 170 | 149 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 18 | - | - | 1.54 | 0.06 | - | 3.80 | 1.42 | + 21 |
South | 16791 | 218 | 234 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 28 | - | - | 0.95 | 0. 12 | - | 6.02 | 2. 62 | - 16 |
Addington | 19495 | 580 | 72 | 29.8 | 3.7 | 26 | - | - | 0.36 | 0.05 | - | 0. 92 | 0.82 | +508 |
The Borough | 249300 | 360 4 | 2977 | 1 4.5 | 11.9 | 19 | - | 0.02 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 4.31 | 2. 37 | +627 |
Deaths occurring in Queen's Hospital are not included in the Ward figures as they are no longer
allocated to the home address