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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1946.(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures).

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1946.

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

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate60,040
Births.
Males.Females.Total.
Live (Legitimate)5264991,025
(Illegitimate)291847
5555171,072
Birth Rate17.8
Still-births (Legitimate)13922
(Illegitimate)1–1
14923
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 total births20.9
Deaths.218217435
Death Rate (crude)7.2
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year11920
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)18.6
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births1192019.5
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 Measles—
Deaths from Whooping Cough—
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)1
Zymotic Death Rate0.03
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
All Forms16925
Rate per 1,000 of population0.41
Phthisis10717
Rate per 1,000 of population0.28
Deaths from Cancer.244165
Rate per 1,000 of population1.08