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Carshalton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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At the Census, 1921, the numbers of persons returned as engaged in occupations were 9,258 males and 4,936 females. The chief numbers enumerated under various occupations were as follows:—
| Occupation. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural occupations | 2100 | 56 |
| Metal workers | 527 | 7 |
| Electrical apparatus makers, fitters, etc. | 145 | 10 |
| Makers of textile goods and articles of dress | 140 | 194 |
| Workers in wood, etc. | 330 | 6 |
| Builders, bricklayers, etc. | 476 | 1 |
| Painters and decorators | 212 | 2 |
| Transport workers | 874 | 45 |
| Commercial and financial occupations | 1059 | 251 |
| Public administration and defence | 390 | 105 |
| Professional occupations Persons employed in personal service | 727 | 622 |
| 405 | 3135 | |
| Clerks, draughtsmen, typists, etc. | 638 | 378 |
Included in the first class were 1,205 male and 16 female gardeners
and gardeners' labourers, 673 male and 21 female agricultural labourers,
and 82 male and 11 female farmers; under the heading of professional
occupations, 163 male and 167 female mental attendants; and among those
employed in personal service, 2,725 female domestic servants.
Vital Statistics.— The births registered in the District in 1925
numbered 379; the nett births belonging to the District were 463. giving
a birth rate of 12 6 per 1,000 of the population as estimated by the
Registrar-General. The rate for England and Wales for 1925 was 18.3.
The deaths registered in the District in 1925 numbered 489, of which
181 occurred in the Banstead Mental Hospital, 39 in the St. Anthony's
Hospital, North Cheam, 5 in the Cobham Cottage Hospital, 34 in the
Croydon Borough Sanatorium, and 9 in other Institutions; 268 deaths
were transferred to other Districts, and 109 persons belonging to the
District died elsewhere, leaving 330 nett deaths.
In comparing the death-rates of Districts, it is necessary to take into
consideration the age- and sex-distribution of the population, and factors for
the correction of the crude death-rates are provided by the Registrar-General;
the factor by which the death-rate for this District has to be multiplied, as
calculated from this distribution of the population at the Census, 1921, was
.907; on the 1911 population it was 1.039; for comparative purposes the
death rates, as recorded for this District in recent years, should therefore be
decreased, and in earlier years should be increased to this extent.
The crude death-rate for the District for 1925, based on the figures of
the Registrar-General, was 8.9 per 1,000 of the population, and the corrected
or standardized death-rate was 8.l. The rate for England and Wales for
1925 was 12.2.
The deaths of infants under one year of age, in 1925, numbered 22,
viz., 13 males and 9 females. Nine of the deaths occurred within a fortnight
of birth. The mortality rate was 47 per 1,000 births; that for England
and Wales was 75.