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 1955.
Population. | ||||
Registrar-General's Estimate | 61,330 | |||
Births. | ||||
Live (Legitimate) | 381 | 361 | 742 | |
(Illegitimate) | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
392 | 373 | 765 | ||
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 12.5 | |||
Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
(Illegitimate) | 1 | — | 1 | |
7 | 8 | 15 | ||
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 19.2 | |||
Deaths. | 254 | 228 | 482 | |
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 7.8 | |||
Infant Mortality. | ||||
All deaths under 1 year Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 10 | 8 | 18 | 23.5 |
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | 10 | 8 | 18 | 24.2 |
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | — | |||
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 | — | — | — | |
Deaths from Measles | — | — | — | |
Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | ||||
Zymotic Death Rate | — | |||
Deaths from Tuberculosis. | ||||
All Forms | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population Phthisis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.04 |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.04 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 62 | 44 | 106 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.72 |