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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1951(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1951

(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

Population. Registrar-General's Estimate61,730
Births.Males. Females.Total.
Live (Legitimate)356 372728
(Illegitimate)12 1830
368390758
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)12.3
Stillbirths (Legitimate121022
(Illegitimate)1-1
131023
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births29.4
Deaths266272538
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population8.7
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year91322
Infant mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)29.0
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births9132230.2
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births----
Maternal Mortality.
Death from Sepsis1
Rate per 1,000 births1.2
Death from other causes-
Rate per 1,000 total births-
Maternal Death Rate1.2
Zymotic Deaths.
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases-11
Deaths from Measles-11
Deaths from Whooping Cough---
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years)
Zymotic Death Rate0.01
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
All Forms111021
Rate per 1,000 of population0.34
Phthisis91019
Rate per 1,000 of population0.30
Deaths from Cancer464389
Rate per 1,000 of population1.44