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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
Carshalton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered was 867, of which 454 were
males and 413 females. The total is 7 less than in 1937 and the
birth rate falls slightly from 15.0 to 14.7, which is the lowest yet
recorded for the district. Illegitimate live births included in the
total numbered 21, 8 male and 13 female.
There were 33 still births, 22 male and 11 female, 2 of which
were illegitimate.
Ward Birth Rates.
No information is available to district Medical Officers of
Health with regard to the home addresses of births to residents
which take place outside the district. Consequently, the whole of
the registered births cannot be classified on a ward basis. For
comparative purposes, therefore, use is made of the births notified during the year.
These records show that a total of 868 births took place in 1938 to parents in the various wards as follows :—
| WARD. | Live Births. | Rate per 1000 Population. | Still Births. | Still birthrate per 1000 Total Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 126 | 14.6 | 5 | 38.0 |
| St. Helier South | 108 | 14.7 | 4 | 34.8 |
| St. Helier West | 126 | 15.5 | 4 | 30.7 |
| North East | 161 | 19.9 | 4 | 20.5 |
| North West | 101 | 13.7 | 3 | 28.8 |
| Central | 62 | 10.0 | 3 | 46.1 |
| South East (excluding Queen Mary's Hosp.) | 107 | 14.9 | 1 | 9.2 |
| South West | 50 | 7.2 | 3 | 5.6 |
Domiciliary and Institutional Births.
Of the 900 total births (live and still) notified during the year,
315 took place in hospitals and nursing homes. The remainder,
15