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Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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DEATHS.
The number of registered deaths, as adjusted by transferable
deaths, was 388. Of these 188 were males and 200 females.
The crude death rate was 6.6 per thousand population compared
with 7.1 in the year before. The same figure was recorded in 1935
and is the lowest reached for the district.
The comparable death rate was 7.4 per thousand population.
This is arrived at by the application of the areal comparability
factor (A.C.F.) to allow for age and sex differences in the population
compared with the country as a whole. The comparable rate
is the one which should be used for comparison with the death
rate for England and Wales of 12 4.
Ward Death Rates.—The distribution of deaths by wards
and the respective death rates were as follows:—
WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH, 1937
| WARD. | Deaths | Death Rate (crude) | Mean Age at death |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 40 | 4.6 | 37.6 yrs. |
| St. Helier South | 35 | 4.8 | 43.7 „ |
| St. Helier West | 34 | 4.2 | 42.8 „ |
| North-East | 63 | 7.9 | 48.0 „ |
| North-West | 51 | 6.8 | 55.0 „ |
| Central | 65 | 10.5 | 59.7 „ |
| South-East (excluding Queen Mary's Hospital) | 57 | 8.1 | 52.1 „ |
| South-West | 42 | 6.2 | 60.7 „ |
| Whole District | 387 | 6.6 | 46.2 |
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Heart Disease.—The group of diseases classed under this
head accounted for 87 deaths. This is by far the largest number
classed under any one head. It represents almost 18 per cent
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