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Still Births
During 1962, 65 still births were registered in respect of
Croydon. Of these, 31 were male babies and 34 females; 7 females
and 4 males were illegitimate. The proportion of still births
to living children was 1 in 68. The still birth rate was 1.3
per cent. of the total births. The still birth rate, on the
sane basis as for infant Mortality, was 14.6 per 1,000 births.
Deaths
The deaths numbered 3,179, compared with 3,089 in 1961. For
1962 the crude death-rate was 12.5 compared with 12.2 in 1961.
The death-rate for England and Wales was 11.9
There were 95 inquests held by Coroners in respect of
Croydon residents during 1962 and 442 findings by Coroners after
post. mortem without inquest.
Wards with the highest death-rate were South (18.7), Central
(15.9), Addiscombe (14.4) and Whitehorse Manor (14.4). Lowest:
Addington (3.7) Shirley (8.4) and East (10.8).
The Register General's Table is given in the Appendix, page
94, Comparisons with 1961 show there were again no deaths from
Whooping Cough and none from Measles. There were again no deaths
in the Typhoid group and none from Diphtheria.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis numbered 12 (21 in
1961;) those from Cancer increased by 14, those from Pneumonia
increased by 19 and an increase of 55 was recorded in those
caused hy Bronchitis. There were 13 deaths from Influenza (17 in
1961).
32 deaths from suicide showing an increase of 3 and motor
vehicle accidents totalled 34 ( 27 in 1961).
The percentage of deaths under 1 year of age to the total
deaths was 2.4 per cent.; deaths under 1-14 years, 0.4 per
cent.; deaths tinder 15 - 64 years, 23.1 per cent.; and deaths
over 65 years, 74.1 per cent. The corresponding figures for 1961
were 2.0 per cent., 0.8 per cent.; 24.2 per cent., and 78.0 per
cent. respectively.
The Registrar-General has continued to supply a comparability
factor - 0.94 by which the crude death-rate must be adjusted
for comparison with other areas of the country as a whole.
It will be observed that this factor is less than unity, so that
the standardised, or corrected death-rate, is less than the crude
death-rate. In other words, Croydon has a greater "weighting"
of elderly persons than the average for the country.