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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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VITAL STATISTICS
The following table gives the average population, birth , death,
maternal and other important mortality rates for the quinquennial
periods 1920-1959 together with the actual figures for 1960.
TABLE I
| Rates per 1,000 population. | 1920-1924. | 1925-1929. | 1930-1934. | 1935-1939. | 1940-1944. | 1945-1949. | 1950-1954. | 1955-1959. | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 151 |
| Percentage illegitimate | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Stillbirth rate | — | — | — | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| Death rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
| Cancer death rate | 0.96 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 1.85 |
| Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 population) | 57 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| Violence including Suicide | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.43 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | 2.08 | 2.66 | 3.21 | 2.27 | 2.10 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.58 | — |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 registered births) | 28 | 38 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate | — | — | — | 26 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| Estimated population | 21,351 | 28,950 | 41,616 | 53,084 | 49,880 | 60,610 | 64,466 | 67,522 | 70,200 |
BIRTHS
During the year 1960, 1,060 births were registered as occurring
in the District, of which 570 were male and 490 female, compared
with 1,089 in 1959. It will be seen by reference to the preceding
table that this is equal to an annual birth rate of 151 per 1,000
population, as compared with 14.9 in 1959.
If this rate is corrected in accordance with the RegistrarGeneral's
assessment of the atypical constitution of the population
it becomes 16.6 and this is comparable with the birth rate for
England and Wales which was 171.
Illegitimacy.—In 1960, of the births registered, 40 were illegitimate
(18 males and 22 females), this being 6 more than in the preceding
year.
Stillbirths.—The number of still-births registered during 1960
was 12 (3 males and 9 females), which is 9 less than last year.
The local still-birth rate was 11.1 per thousand live and still births.
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