London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Carshalton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/48.
| Death Rate (Civilian) per 1,000 population. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births. | Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1,000 total births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vear. | England and Wales. | Carshal-ton. | England and Wales. | Carshal-ton. | England and Wales. | Carshal-ton. |
| 1934 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 59.3 | 53.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| 1935 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 57.0 | 46.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 1936 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 58.7 | 46.7 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
| 1937 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 57.7 | 40.0 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 1938 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 52.8 | 46.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| 1939 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 50.6 | 35.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 1940 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 56.8 | 43.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
| 1941 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 60.0 | 40.5 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 1942 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 50.6 | 27.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 1943 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 49.1 | 39.3 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| 1944 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 45.4 | 39.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1945 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 46.0 | 23.2 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1946 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 43.0 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1947 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 41.0 | 22.8 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 34.0 | 14.5 | 0.86 | 0 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths allocated to this district by the RegistrarGeneral
for 1948 was 463, of which 245 were in respect of males and
218 females. The crude death rate was 7.4 per thousand population
as compared with 10.8 for the country as a whole.
The distribution by wards was as follows:—
WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH 1948.
| Ward. | Deaths. | Death Rate (crude). | Mean Age at death. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ilelier North | 48 | 5.5 | 52.3 yrs. |
| St. Helier South | 44 | 6.2 | 58.6 „ |
| St. Helier West | 44 | 5.2 | 55.9 ,. |
| North-East | 78 | 8.2 | 59.7 „ |
| North-West | 59 | 8.0 | 65.2 „ |
| Central | 64 | 10.4 | 68.0 „ |
| South-East (excluding Queen Marv's Hospital) | 73 | 9.8 | 64.2 „ |
| South-West | 55 | 8.2 | 63.4 „ |
| Whole District | 465 | 7.4 | 61.5 yrs. |