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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1945.(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1945.

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

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate54,230
Births.
Males.Females.Total.
Live (Legitimate)378393771
(Illegitimate)281745
406410816
Birth Rate15.0
Still-births (Legitimate)11920
(Illegitimate)———
11920
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 total births23.9
Deaths.243201445
Death Rate (crude)8.2
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year81119
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)23.2
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year81119
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births24.6
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year———
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births—
Maternal Mortality.
Deaths from Sepsis—
Rate per 1,000 births—
Deaths from other causes—
Rate per 1,000 total births_
Maternal Death Rate—
Zymotic Deaths.
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases2
Deaths from Measles1
Deaths from Whooping Cough—
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)1
Zymotic Death Rate0.03
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
All Forms28
Rate per 1,000 of population0.51
Phthisis27
Rate per 1,000 of population0.49
Deaths from Cancer.90
Rate per 1,000 of population1.66