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THE HEALTH REPORT OF COULSDON AND PURLEY
IN 1939
(Interim Report).
1. AREA AND POPULATION. There was no alteration in the
area of the Urban District during 1939. A diminution in the
population occurred, however, in September following the
outbreak of war. At the time of the National Register
46,057 were residing in the District, (excluding Some 4,358 in
the two mental hospitals) as compared with a probable population
of 58,000 in mid-1938. A movement back into the District
occurred towards the end of the year.
The Registrar General has estimated the population in
mid 1939 to have been 55,060 for the purpose of ascertaining the
Death Rate and 56,400 for the calculation of the Birth Rate.
Both figures are, of course, considerably more than the actual
population during the last four months of the year, though
slightly less than that for the first eight months. The number
of occupied houses was also reduced from 15,899 in mid-1939 to
15,425 at the end of the year.
VITAL STATISTICS,
BIRTHS.
During the year 762 births were registered as belonging
to the District, of which 360 were males and 402 females, as
compared with 738 births in 1938. This is equal to an annual
birth rate of 13.5 per 1000 population, which is 0.1 per 1000
higher than in the previous year.
The number of illegitimate births reported was 26,
being 6 more than in 1938 but the same as in 1937. This
number represents 3.4% of the total births.
The total number of stillbirths was 24 (16 male and
8 female) which was 3 more than in 1938 and gives a local
stillbirth rate of 0.42 per 1000 population. One of the male
stillbirths only was an illegitimate child.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered during the year as
belonging to the District was 492 (247 males and 245 females)
as compared with 434 in 1938.
The crude death rate for the year was equal to 8.9 per
1000 population, which is 1.0 higher than in the previous year.
Corrected for age and sex distribution the death rate becomes
8.7 per 1000 population. Both rates are very much below the
national rate of 11.9 for the year.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
HEART AND CIRCULATORY DISEASE.
This was, as usual, the largest group, representing more
than 1/3 of the deaths from all causes. However, 78% of these
deaths were in persons over 65 years of age.