Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1938.
(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
Population. | ||||
Mid. 1938 Registrar-General's Estimate | 58,730 | |||
Births. | M. | F. | Total | |
Live (Legitimate) | 446 | 400 | 846 | |
(Illegitimate) | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
454 | 413 | 867 | ||
Birth Rate | 14.7 | |||
Still-births (legitimate) | 22 | 11 | 33 | |
(illegitimate) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
23 | 12 | 35 | ||
Stl-bth.Rate per 1,000 total births | 38.8 | |||
Deaths | 244 | 204 | 448 | |
Death Rate (crude) | 7.6 | |||
Infant Mortality. | ||||
All deaths under 1 year | 25 | 15 | 40 | |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 46.1 | |||
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year | 25 | 15 | 40 | |
Rate per 1,000 legmt. births | 49.6 | |||
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | — | — | — | |
Rate per 1,000 illegmt. births | — | |||
Maternal Mortality. | ||||
Deaths from Sepsis | 1 | |||
Rate per 1,000 total births | 1.1 | |||
Deaths from other causes | 1 | |||
Rate per 1,000 total births | 1.1 | |||
Maternal Death Rate | 2.3 | |||
Zymotic Deaths. | ||||
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 6 | |||
Deaths from Measles | 2 | |||
Deaths from Whooping Cough | – | |||
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.) | 4 | |||
Zymotic Death Rate | 0.12 | |||
Deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
All Forms | 37 | |||
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.63 | |||
Phthisis | 34 | |||
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.57 | |||
Deaths from Cancer. | 62 | |||
Rate per 1,000 of population | 1 .55 |