Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1961
(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)
Population | ||||
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Population Registrar-General's Estimate | 56,490 | |||
Births | Mates | Females | Total | |
Live (Legitimate) | 379 | 321 | 700 | |
(Illegitimate) | 12 | 19 | 31 | |
391 | 340 | 731 | ||
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 14.7 | |||
Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
(Illegitimate) | - | - | - | |
8 | 3 | 11 | ||
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 15.0 | |||
Deaths | 312 | 251 | 563 | |
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 9.9 | |||
Infant Mortality. | ||||
All deaths under 1 year | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 19.1 | |||
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20.0 |
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | - | |||
Maternal Mortality. | ||||
Death from Sepsis | - | - | - | |
Rate per 1,000 births | - | - | - | |
Death from other causes | - | 1 | 1 | |
Rate per 1,000 total births | 1.34 | |||
Maternal Death Rate | 1.34 | |||
Zymotic Deaths. | ||||
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Measles | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Whooping Cough | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | - | - | - | |
Zymotic Death Rate | - | |||
Deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
All Forms | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.14 | |||
Phthisis | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.14 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 65 | 47 | 112 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.98 |