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Carshalton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1953.
(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)
| Population. | ||||
| Registrar-General's Estimate | 61,680 | |||
| Births. | Males. | Females. | T otal. | |
| Live (Legitimate) | 384 | 358 | 742 | |
| (Illegitimate) | 16 | 14 | 30 | |
| 400 | 372 | 772 | ||
| Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 12.5 | |||
| Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
| (Illegitimate) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 11 | 24 | ||
| Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 30.1 | |||
| Deaths | 275 | 248 | 523 | |
| Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 8.4 | |||
| Infant Mortality. | ||||
| All deaths under 1 year | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 23.3 | |||
| Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 30.1 | |||
| Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | 33.1 | |||
| 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 Diseases | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Deaths from Measles | — | — | _ | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.01 | |||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
| All Forms | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.21 | |||
| Phthisis | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population ... | 0.17 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer | 68 | 58 | 126 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 2.04 | |||