[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon County Borough 1904].

  • Croydon (London, England). County Borough.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon County Borough 1904]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    .•> TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Deaths during Year ending December 31st, 1904, excluding Deaths of Strangers at the Workhouse, Workhouse Infirmary, Borough Hospital, General Hospital, Cottage Hospital, 89, Central Hill (Servants’ Reformatory), and Court Royal Convalescent Home, South Norwood, and adding Deaths of Croydon Residents known to have occurred outside the District. Schedule No. Causes of Death in Crovdon during the Year ending December 31st, 1904. Deaths in whole District at Subjoined Ages. Deaths in Localities at all Ages. Institution and Street Deaths which could net be distributed. Total Institution Deaths distributed and not distributed. Inquest Cases. ALL AGES. Under 1. 1 and under 5. 5 and 1 under 15. 15 and under 25. o - 3 ’■o o E Tl P 65 and upwards. cT. V | Central. East. South. .8outh Norwood. Upper Noru ood. Thornton Heath. Total. ! M. F. 1 Small Pox 1 1 1 •• 2 Measles 62 28 34 18 39 5 25 5 4 7 10 • * 6 5 13(2) J 3 3 Scarlet Fever 8 6 2 5 3 2 i 4 • • 1 , , , , 9(1) 5 Epidemic Influenza 27 15 12 1 ,, 2 11 13 7 2 3 2 7 4 2 , , 1 I 6 Whooping Cough .. 15 5 10 9 6 11 1 1 2 • • 7 Diphtheria (Mem. Croup) 24 10 514 3 5 15 1 9 4 6 3 1 1 • . 24(5) 8 Enteric Fever 5 4 1 , , 1 3 i 2 • • • • 1 1 1 • • • • 3 1° Diarrhoea, Dysentery 68 39 29 58 6 ; # l 3 22 6 q 11 14 1 5 • 6(4) 2 11 1 Epidemic Enteritis.. 27 14 13 25 2 • • 5 • • i 2 8 1 10 , , • • 12 : Other Allied Diseases 1 • • 1 •• 1 1 •• • • • • 14 Glanders , , 15 Tetanus 0 1 1 1 9 # * • i 2 ♦ , , , • • i 1 18 Syphilis 8 6 2 7 • • l 3 .. i 2 i . . 1 % • 2(1) 1 19 Gonorrhoea .. 1 1 l • . •. i . t 2(1) 20 21 Erysipelas .. 2 1 1 1 • • l 1 1 • • 22 Puerperal Fever 1 •• 2 . • •. • • • . • ! 3(1) • • 23 Pyaemia (Septicamiia) 4 3 1 • • 1 1 l 1 2 • . 1 i « • . . * » ) 2 2 24 Infective Endocarditis 3 2 1 .. 3 , , 1 i • . . . i , , , , i . . 25 Other Allied Diseases 11 7 4 2 i * * •. 2 6 4 • • * * . * 5 • • 2 9 # 4 1 27 Rheumatic Fever .. 6 1 5 # . 3 i 2 3 l 1 , , i , , , # • • 1 • . 28 Rheumatism of Heart 3 1 2 • • 2 •• 1 2 i • • • • 3(1) 29 Tuberculosis of Brain 27 17 10 7 13 2 5 12 1 1 3 3 2 5 • • 4(1) , , 30 Tuberculosis of Larynx .. 1 1 1 1 , . 1 * • 31 Phthisis 142 77 65 3 1 3 16 112 7 57 13 7 18 29 5 12 l 52(21) • - 32 Abdominal Tuberculosis .. 16 6 10 8 4 1 3 6 2 1 2 2 2 1 , , 10(1) . . 33 General Tuberculosis 18 7 11 2 4 1 3 8 9 • . 1 1 3 1 2 : l 9(1) • . 34 Other forms Tuberculosis 18 6 12 3 • • 8 6 .i 8 2 2 3 3 •• 11(3) •• 41 Acute Alcoholism .. 2 2 2 1 1 3(1) . „ 42 Chronic Alcoholism 3 1 2 3 1 • • 1 i i (2) 1 45 Osteo-arthritis 7 2 5 2 5 1 1 . , 1 1 1 2 i 3 1 46 Gout .. .. 5 5 ( 5 2 2 1 • • 1 • - 47 Cancer 160 63 97 1 1 , , 95 63 52 18 19 18 27 9 15 2 46(5) 2 48 Diabetes Melli»us .. 17 11 6 , , , , 2 10 5 6 2 1 4 3 « . 1 • • 7(1) • . 49 Purpura Haemorrhagica .. 1 • • 51 Anaemia 7 4 3 l 5 1 • . 1 2 # , 1 3 • • • • i • . 52 Lymphadenoma . . 53 Premature Birth .. 75 44 31 75 30 6 9 9 11 2 7 l 2(1) 1 6 54 Injury at Birth .. 3 3 3 1 1 1 . . # , ,, 1 2 55 Debility at Birth .. 16 8 8 16 8 4 1 2 • c 1 , , • # • • 56 Atelectasis .. 4 3 1 4 3 1 . . • • ! • « i . . 57 Congenital Defects 10 5 5 9 , , 1 , . , # 5 3 . • 2 • • 4(2) • • 58 Want of Breast Milk 1 1 .. 1 1 ♦ » • • 59 Atrophy. Debility, Marasmus .. 47 25 22 45 2 , , •• 23 3 • . 3 6 1 11 « • 18(7) 60 Dentition 1 1 1 1 • * • • 61 Rickets 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 . . 1 * • 1 • * 62 Old Age, Senile Decay .. 94 29 65 • • , , , , , , 94 26 17 11 8 18 3 8 3 38(12) • « 63 Convulsions.. 52 30 22 45 7 . , • . . , 18 4 4 5 7 1 12 1 1 18 64 Meningitis .. 13 8 5 3 4 3 • . 2 1 4 4 * # i 3 • 4 1 • , 6(2) . • 65 Encephalitis.. 2 , , 2 2 , , 1 1 . . . . • , (D • * 66 Apoplexy 15 6 9 9 6 6 9 mi i 4 • . . , (D 1 67 Softening of Brain .. 1 , , 1 1 1 . . . . , , • * 68 Hemiplegia .. 14 7 7 4 10 4 i 3 .. 4 2 . . • • i 0) . . 69 General Paralysis of Insane 8 7 1 7 1 1 i . . .. 3 i 1 l 5 . • 70 Other forms of Insanity .. 12 5 7 1 1 6 4 , 5 , • 3 3 .. i 7 . . 72 Cerebral Tumour .. 3 2 1 3 1 2 , . 3 . • 73 Epilepsy 9 6 3 1 3 4 1 4 • « 1 1 .. i 2 id) 4 74 Laryngismus Stridulus .. 3 i 2 2 1 1 i 1 . . 1 • • 75 Locomotor Ataxy .. 3 3 2 i 1 . . 76 Paraplegia .. 6 2 4 1 . , . . 1 4 2 l 1 1 . . i 3 • • 77 Other forms, Brain Diseases 11 3 8 2 1 , , 1 5 2 5 ., « . 1 2 i 2 ,. 2(1) 1 78 Otitis .. 4 3 1 1 1 , . i 1 2 1 i » . • . 81 Pericarditis .. 5 2 3 1 2 2 2 l , . 1 i . • • , 3 . . 82 Endocarditis 58 25 33 1 2 3 29 23 14 li 9 8 7 2 4 3 17(5) 2 83 Hypertrophy of Heart . . 1 1 i ] 1 84 ! Angina Pectoris 7 4 3 1 o mi 4 i 1 2 1 2 • • . . 1 2 85 Aneurism 10 9 1 8 9 5 . . 1 I 3 . . 3 86 Senile Gangrene 8 4 4 () (j 3 . , 1 i . . i i 1 8(2) 87 Embolism thrombosis 12 2 10 1 , , 6 5 4 l , , i 1 3 i } 1 3 . . 89 Varicose Veins 1 J. •• 1 l ” 1