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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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14
Ward Statistics
These are tabulated in the usual form in the appendix, page
101. It is obvious from the high birth-rate at New Addington
Ward, that it contains many young married couples. The highest
death rate is recorded from the South Ward, because it has a high
proportion of elderly persons.