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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1950.

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1950.

(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate62,150
Births.Males.Females.Total.
LiveLegitimate405377782
Illegitimate141226
419389808
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)13.0
StillbirthsLegitimate)8513
Illegitimate)1—1
9514
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births17.3
Deaths265222487
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population7.8
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year15823
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)28.4
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births1482228.1
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births1I38.5
Maternal Mortality.
Death from Sepsis——
Rate per 1,000 births—
Death from other causes——
Rate per 1,000 total births—
Maternal Death Rate———
Zymotic Deaths.
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases4—4
Deaths from Measles1—1
Deaths from Whooping Cough ...1—1
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)22
Zymotic Death Rate0.06
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
All Forms11213
Rate per 1,000 of population0.20
Phthisis718
Rate per 1,000 of population0.12
Deaths from Cancer564399
Rate per 1,000 of population1.59