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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
The following table gives the average population, birth, death, maternal and other important mortality rates for the quinquennial periods 1920-1954 together with the actual figures for 1957 and 1958.
| Rates per 1,000 population. | 1920-1924. | 1925-1929. | 1930-1934. | 1935-1939. | 1940-1944. | 1945-1949. | 1950-1954. | 1957. | 1958. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| Percentage illegitimate | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.2% |
| Stillbirth rate | — | — | — | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| Death rale | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
| Cancer death rate | 0.96 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 2.02 | 2.27 | 1.80 |
| Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 population) | 57 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 11 |
| Violence including Suicide | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | 2.08 | 2.66 | 3.21 | 2.27 | 2.10 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 registered births) | 28 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate | - | - | - | 26 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Estimated population | 21,351 | 28,950 | 41,616 | 53,084 | 49.880 | 60,610 | 64,466 | 67,830 | 68,580 |
BIRTHS.
During the year 1958, 980 births were registered as occurring
in the District, of which 498 were male and 482 female, compared
with 957 in 1957. It will be seen by reference to the preceding
table that this is equal to an annual birth rate of 14.3 per 1,000
population, as compared with 14.1 in 1957.
If this rate is corrected in accordance with the RegistrarGeneral's
assessment of the atypical constitution of the population
it becomes 15.8 and this is comparable with the birth rates for
England and Wales which was 16.4.
Illegitimacy:—In 1958, of the births registered, 32 were illegitimate
(10 males and 22 females), this being 13 more than in the
preceding year.
Stillbirths.—The number of stillbirths registered during 1958
was 13 (7 males and 6 females), which is 5 more than last year.
None of the stillbirths was in respect of an illegitimate child. The
local stillbirth rate was 13.0 per thousand live and still births.
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