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Chislehurst 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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DEATHS.
952 deaths appertaining to the Urban District were registered
during the year, giving a death rate of 10.7 per 1,000 total population.
The adjusted rate for use when comparing one area with
another was 12.6
The rate for England and Wales as a whole was 12.2.
Of the Chislehurst and Sidcup deaths registered, 466 were
males and 486 females.
The following is an analysis of the ages at death for the year 1963: —
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 were under 1 year of age | 8 | |
| 5 were one and under 5 years of age | 2 | 3 |
| 4 were 5 and under 15 years of age | 4 | — |
| 11 were 15 and under 25 years of age | 8 | 3 |
| 52 were 25 and under 45 years of age | 22 | 30 |
| 217 were 45 and under 65 years of age | 141 | 76 |
| 217 were 65 and under 75 years of age | 121 | 96 |
| 418 were 75 years of age and over | 148 | 270 |
| 952 | 466 | 486 |
Full details of the causes of death will be found in Table 11 in the appendix to this report, but the following table, giving details of certain causes of death in the Urban District during the past ten years, may prove of interest:—
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of the lung, bronchus | 36 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 52 | 42 |
| Cancer (all sites) | 149 | 157 | 127 | 151 | 156 | 179 | 140 | 154 | 154 | 183 |
| Respiratory Diseases (Non T.B.) | 73 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 96 | 103 | 70 | 95 | 126 | 161 |
| Tuberculosis | 14 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Heart and Circulatory diseases | 320 | 353 | 329 | 348 | 356 | 367 | 372 | 415 | 402 | 439 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Road Traffic accidents | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Other violent causes | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 18 |
MORBIDITY STATISTICS
The following is a summary of the weekly details received
from the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance during
1963: —
Number of First Certificates
Four weeks ending of incapacity received.
29th January 1,420
26th February 1,842
26th March 1.599