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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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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 194S.
| Population. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar-General's Estimate | 62,020 | |||
| Births. | ||||
| Males. | Females. | Total | ||
| Live (Legitimate) | 473 | 463 | 936 | |
| (Illegitimate) | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
| 488 | 474 | 962 | ||
| Birth Rate | 15.5 | |||
| Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| (Illegitimate) | — | — | — | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | ||
| Still-birth Rate per 1,000 total births | 16.3 | |||
| Deaths. | 245 | 218 | 463 | |
| Death Rate (crude) | 7.4 | |||
| Infant Mortality. | ||||
| All deaths under 1 vear | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 14.5 | |||
| Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 14.9 | |||
| Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | — | — | —. | |
| Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | — | |||
| Maternal Mortality. | ||||
| Death from Sepsis | — | —' | ||
| Rate per 1,000 births | — | |||
| Deaths from other causes | — | — | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | — | |||
| Maternal Death Rate | — | |||
| Zymotic Deaths. | ||||
| 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Deaths from Measles | — | — | — | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.01 | |||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
| All Forms | 18 | 7 | 25 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.40 | |||
| Phthisis | 18 | 6 | 24 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.38 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer. | ||||
| 51 | 47 | 98 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.58 | |||