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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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WARD STATISTICS
| WARDS | Estimated Populat ion | Births | Birth Rat* | Deaths | 'Death Bate | Deaths under 1 year | Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 Birth | Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 'Death Bate from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | Deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia | *Death Bate from Bronchitis and Pneumonia | Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 'Death Bate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 'Death Bate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Deaths from Heart and Circulatory Diseases | *Deaths Rate from Heart and Circulatory Diseases | Deaths from Cancer | 'Death Bate from Cancer | Natural Increase of births ovrer deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood | 17338 | 221 | 12.7 | 209 | 12. 1 | 5 | 25 | - | 16 | 0.92 | - | - | - | - | 92 | 5. 31 | 44 | 2. 54 | + 12 | |
| Norbury | 1609 5 | 200 | 12.4 | 199 | 12. 4 | 6 | 34 | - | 13 | 0.81 | - | - | - | 80 | 4. 97 | 39 | 2. 42 | +1 | ||
| West Thornton | 16841 | 210 | 12. 5 | 162 | 9.6 | 2 | 11 | - | - | 25 | 1. 48 | 3 | 0. 18 | - | - | 57 | 3. 38 | 31 | 1.84 | + 48 |
| Ben sham Manor | 16853 | 244 | 14. 5 | 227 | 13. 5 | 7 | 32 | - | - | 27 | 1.60 | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | 79 | 4. 69 | 43 | 2. 55 | + 17 |
| Thornton Heath | 15860 | 253 | 16.0 | 174 | 11.0 | 4 | 18 | - | - | 23 | 1. 45 | 1 | 0.06 | - | - | 62 | 3.91 | 38 | 2. 40 | + 79 |
| South Norwood | 16055 | 351 | 21.9 | 19 2 | 12.0 | 5 | 16 | - | - | 23 | 1. 43 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.06 | 62 | 3.86 | 45 | 2. 80 | + 159 |
| Woodside | 14689 | 237 | 16. 1 | 178 | 12. 1 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0.07 | 23 | 1. 57 | - | - | - | - | 61 | 4. 15 | 33 | 2. 24 | + 59 |
| East | 16907 | 195 | 11. 5 | 186 | 11.0 | 3 | 17 | - | - | 15 | 0.89 | 2 | 0. 12 | - | - | 69 | 4.08 | 39 | 2. 31 | + 9 |
| Shirley | 12850 | 124 | 9.6 | 128 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 14 | 1.09 | - | - | - | - | 52 | 4.05 | 19 | 1. 48 | 4 |
| Addiscoabe | 15736 | 290 | 18. 4 | 209 | 13.3 | 4 | 16 | - | - | 20 | 1. 27 | 1 | 0.07 | - | - | 84 | 5. 34 | 39 | 2. 48 | + 81 |
| White horse Manor | 13389 | 284 | 21. 2 | 170 | 12.7 | 6 | 24 | - | - | 14 | 1.05 | 1 | 0.08 | - | - | 60 | 4. 48 | 35 | 2.81 | + 114 |
| Broad Green | 13446 | 237 | 17.6 | 146 | 10.9 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0.07 | 12 | 0.89 | 5 | 0. 37 | - | - | 45 | 3. 35 | 36 | 2. 68 | + 91 |
| Central | 10884 | 170 | 15.6 | 167 | 15. 3 | 4 | 28 | - | - | 13 | 1. 19 | - | - | - | - | 66 | 6.06 | 30 | 2.76 | + 3 |
| Waddon | 15473 | 227 | 14.6 | 18 2 | 11.8 | 4 | 20 | - | - | 25 | 1.62 | - | - | - | - | 55 | 3. 55 | 33 | 2. 13 | + 45 |
| South | 16464 | 247 | 14. 5 | 313 | 19.0 | 5 | 23 | - | - | 25 | 1. 52 | 2 | 1. 21 | 1 | 0.06 | 117 | 7. 11 | 35 | 2. 13 | 66 |
| Addington | 20810 | 518 | 24.9 | 92 | 4. 4 | 13 | 27 | - | - | 12 | 0. 58 | 1 | 0.05 | - | - | 27 | 1. 30 | 20 | 0.96 | + 426 |
| The Borough | 249690 | 4008 | 16. 1 | 2934 | 11.8 | 80 | 2D | 2 | 0.01 | 300 | 1. 20 | 18 | 0.07 | 2 | 1068 | 4. 24 | 559 | 2. 24 | + 1074 |
•Death Rate per 1,000 population.