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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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COMPARATIVE HEALTH STATISTICS, 1934/47.
| Death Rate (Civilian) per 1,000 population. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live births. | Maternal Mortality (excluding abortion) per 1,000 total births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Carshal-ton. | England and Wales. | Carshal-ton. | England and Wales. | Carshal-ton. | England and Wales. |
| 1934 | 8.6 | 53.5 | 59.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | |
| 1935 | 6.6 | 46.0 | 57.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | |
| 1936 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 46.7 | 58.7 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| 1937 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 40.0 | 57.7 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 1938 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 46.1 | 52.8 | 2.7 | |
| 1939 | 12.1 | 35.4 | 50.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 1940 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 43.8 | 56.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| 1941 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 40.5 | 60.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 1942 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 27.5 | 50.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
| 1943 | 8.2 | 12.1 | 39.3 | 49.1 | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| 1944 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 39.2 | 45.4 | ||
| 1945 | 8.2 | 23.2 | 46.0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | 7.2 | 18.6 | 43.0 | 0 | 1.2 | |
| 1947 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 22.8 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 1934/47 | 7.7 | 12.1(av) | 36.5 | 50.9 | 1.80 | 3.06 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths allocated to this district by the RegistrarGeneral
was 479, 235 being males and 244 females. The crude death
rate at 7.8 per 1,000 population compares with 12.0 for England and
Wales.
The distribution by wards was as follows :—
WARD DEATH RATES AND MEAN AGE AT DEATH 1947. '
| Deaths. | Death Rate (crude). | Mean Age at death. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 48 | 5.6 | 45.6 yrs. |
| St. Helier South | 40 | 5.6 | 60.2 „ |
| St. Helier West | 43 | 5.3 | 52.9 „ |
| North-East | 75 | 8.1 | 57.4 „ |
| North-West | 72 | 9.8 | 62.5 „ |
| Central | 73 | 12.0 | 67.0 „ |
| South-East (excluding Queen Mary's Hospital) | 63 | 8.5 | 65.4 „ |
| South-West | 67 | 10.0 | 65.7 „ |
| Whole District | 481 | 7.95 | 60.5 yrs. |