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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Tuberculosis was responsible for 15 deaths, compared with 21 in
1951. As a result the death rate for this disease fell to 0.24 per thousand
population.
The death rates from tuberculosis for the last 20 years were as follows:
| Year. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Year. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.10 | 1943 | 0.81 |
| 1934 | 0.60 | 1944 | 0.63 |
| 1935 | 0.96 | 1945 | 0.51 |
| 1936 | 0.64 | 1946 | 0.41 |
| 1937 | 0.63 | 1947 | 0.40 |
| 1938 | 0.63 | 1948 | 0.40 |
| 1939 | 0.77 | 1949 | 0.35 |
| 1940 | 0.56 | 1950 | 0.20 |
| 1941 | 0.71 | 1951 | 0.34 |
| 1942 | 0.46 | 1952 | 0.24 |
The distribution of tuberculosis mortality by wards and other
details are given in Section F of this report.
There were no deaths due to the common notifiable infectious
diseases.
Deaths of residents attributable to violent causes totalled 20.
They occurred in the following ways:
Suicide 9
Motor Vehicle Accidents 6
Accidental Coal Gas Poisoning 1
Accidents in the Home 4
Inquests
Inquests were held on 45 persons who died in the district. The
following verdicts were returned:
Accidental Death 23
Suicide 12
Misadventure 8
Natural cause 2
Twenty-two of the total were residents of the district. Five were
due to road accidents.
15