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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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UNEMPLOYMENT.
War-time demand for labour was constantly in excess of the

Table: The number of individuals living in Carshalton registered as unemployed by the Sutton Exchange at the end of the year was as follows:—

The number of individuals living in Carshalton registered as unemployed by the Sutton Exchange at the end of the year was as follows:—

Men12
Women11
Boys15
Girls33
71

Table: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.The following information as to public assistance afforded in the district is supplied by the Chief Public Assistance Officer of the Surrey County Council:—

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

The following information as to public assistance afforded in the district is supplied by the Chief Public Assistance Officer of the Surrey County Council:—

Men.Women.Children.Total.
1st January95130186411
1st July90147179416
31st December80130126336
Total amount of domiciliary relief paid to persons resident in Carshalton during 1944£12,553

Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1944.(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1944.

(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate52,300
Births.
Males.Females.Total.
Live (Legitimate)451399850
(Illegitimate)212041
472419891
Birth Rate17.0
Still-births (Legitimate)8513
(Illegitimate)112
9615
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 total births16.5