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Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The Registrar-General's statistics relating to population and
deaths differ slightly from those compiled from local records. The
total figures in respect of the district as a whole, which are supplied
by the Registrar-General, are set out in this report, but where classification
has been made, e.g., by age groups, sex, wards, etc., it has
necessarily been based on our own records, which may, in the aggregate,
show slight discrepancies compared with the Registrar-General's
totals.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
The war and its after effects have resulted in a dearth of labour in
almost every direction and the official figures as to the number of
unemployed registered at the Sutton Exchange at the year end has
only significance for verv temporary circumstances. They were :—
Men 96
Women 30
Boys 27
Girls 5
158
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
The following information as to public assistance afforded in the
district is supplied by the Chief Public Assistance Officer of the Surrey
County Council :—
Medical Relief: Total number of persons in Carshalton
admitted to Public Assistance Institutions or Homes
during 12 months ended 31st December, 1946 31
Total number of persons from Carshalton admitted to Mental
Hospitals during 12 months ended 31st December, 1946 81
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | 86 | 161 | 159 | 406 |
| 1st July | 73 | 149 | 138 | 360 |
| 31st December | 89 | 164 | 130 | 383 |
| Total amount of domiciliary relief paid to persons resident in Carshalton during 1946 £14,957 9s. 11d. | ||||
POPULATION.
Following the vicissitudes of the war-time movement of population
when the flow was mainly outwards, the number of residents regained
and passed its pre-war level. For the first time in its history, the population,
according to the Registrar-General's estimate has exceeded
60,000.
Between the census of 1931 and the national registration of 1939,
the proportion of population aged 5—15 years rose from 11% to 21%
of the total, the result of rapid development chiefly by migration into
the district of married people with young families. This age group is
now eight years older and it is not difficult to explain the large number
of young married couples now needing housing accommodation,
although the average level of housing occupation at 3.76 persons per
dwelling is no higher than it was in 1939.
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