London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
This page requires JavaScript
The distribution of the population by wards at mid-1947 is estimated as follows
TABLE 1.
ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, MID-1947, B Y WARDS.
| Ward. | Houses at Mid-1947. | Estimated population Mid-1947. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 1,990 | 8.560 |
| St. Helier South | 1,677 | 7,050 |
| St. Helier West | 1,897 | 8,140 |
| North-East | 2,586 | 9,310 |
| North-West | 2,134 | 7,310 |
| Central | 1,699 | 6,080 |
| South-East | 2,080 | 7,350 |
| (Queen Mary's Hospital) | 1,100 | |
| South-West | 1,979 | 6,660 |
| Whole District | 16,042 | 61,560 |
BIRTHS.
Though slightly fewer than in the year before, the number of live
births registered again exceeded 1,000. A total of 1,040 divided as to
540 males and 506 females provides a birth rate of 17.0 per thousand
population compared with 17.8 in 1946.
Information available from the registration of births is not complete
as to the home addresses of the parents. For computation of ward
birth rates, therefore, use is made of the notifications of birth received
under the Public Health Act, supplemented by the Registrar's weekly returns of registration.
From these sources it is known that 1,077 live births
| Ward. | Live Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000 Population. | Still Births. | Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 138 | 16.1 | 2 | 14.2 |
| St. Helier South | 123 | 17.4 | 3 | 23.2 |
| St. Helier West | 137 | 16.8 | 6 | 40.5 |
| North-East | 222 | 23.8 | 5 | 21.5 |
| North-West | 156 | 21.2 | 6 | 35.7 |
| Central | 102 | 16.3 | 1 | 9.6 |
| South-East (excluding Queen Mary's Hospital) | 123 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.0 |
| South-West | 76 | 11.4 | 4 | 48.1 |