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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1956.( Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1956.

( Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate60,970
Births.MalesFemalesTotal
Live (Legitimate)355338693
(Illegitimate)101020
365348713
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)11.6
Stillbirths (Legitimate)13417
(Illegitimate)———
13417
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births23.2
Deaths.276248524
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population8.5
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year7411
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)15.4
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year6410
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births14.4
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year1—1
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births50.0
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 Forms628
Rate per 1,000 of population0.13
Phthisis617
Rate per 1,000 of population0.11
Deaths from Cancer455196
Rate per 1,000 of population1.57