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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 1961
[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 1961.
TABLE I
| Rates per 1,000 population. | 1920-1924. | 1925-1929. | 1930-1934. | 1935-1939. | 1940-1944. | 1945-1949. | 1950-1954. | 1955-1959. | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 13.5 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 15.1 |
| Percentage illegitimate | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 4.3% |
| Stillbirth rate | — | — | — | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Death rate | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 12.0 |
| Cancer death rate | 0.96 | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.00 |
| Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 population) | 57 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| Violence including Suicide | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.48 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate | - | - | - | 26 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Estimated population | 21,351 | 28,950 | 41,616 | 53,084 | 49,880 | 60,610 | 64,466 | 67,522 | 73,800 |
BIRTHS
During the year 1961, 1,116 births were registered as occurring
in the District, of which 555 were male and 561 female, compared
with 1,060 in 1960. It will be seen by reference to the preceding
table that this is equal to an annual birth rate of 15.1 per 1,000
population, which is the same as that for 1960.
If this rate is corrected in accordance with the RegistrarGeneral's
assessment of the atypical constitution of the population
it becomes 16.3 and this is comparable with the birth rate for
England and Wales which was 17.4.
Illegitimacy.—In 1961, of the births registered, 48 were illegitimate
(24 males and 24 females), this being 8 more than in the preceding
year.
Stillbirths.—The number of still-births registered during 1961
was 17 (6 males and 11 females), which is 5 more than last year.
The local still-birth rate was 15.0 per thousand live and still births.
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