Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1954.
Population. Registrar-General's Estimate | 61,610 | |||
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Births. | Males. | Females. | T otal. | |
Live (Legitimate) | 415 | 385 | 800 | |
(Illegitimate) | 8 | 16 | 24 | |
423 | 401 | 824 | ||
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 13.3 | |||
Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
(Illegitimate) | — | 2 | 2 | |
9 | 11 | 20 | ||
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 23.6 | |||
Death | 253 | 245 | 498 | |
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 8.0 | |||
Infant Mortality. All deaths under 1 year | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 18.2 | |||
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 18.7 | |||
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | — | — | — | |
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | — | |||
Maternal Mortality. Deaths from Sepsis | — | — | — | — |
Rate per 1,000 births | — | |||
Deaths from other causes | — | — | — | |
Rate per 1,000 total births | — | |||
Maternal Death Rate | — | |||
Zymotic Deaths. 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | — | — | — | — |
Deaths from Measles | — | — | — | — |
Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | — | — | — _ | |
Zymotic Death Rate | — | |||
Deaths from Tuberculosis. All Forms | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.22 | |||
Phthisis | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.17 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 56 | 99 | ||
Rate per 1.000 of population | 43 | 1.60 |