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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1957.(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1957.

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

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate60,440
Births.MalesFemalesTotal
Live (Legitimate)337329666
(Illegitimate)131528
350344694
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) ..11.5
Stillbirths (Legitimate)12315
(Illegitimate)1—1
13316
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births22.5
Deaths263241504
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population8.3
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year8715
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)21.6
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year ..8715
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births22.6
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births––––
Maternal Mortality.
Death from Sepsis Rate per 1,000 births–111.40
Death from other causes Rate per 1,000 total births––––
Maternal Death Rate1.40
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 Forms123
Rate per 1,000 of population0.04
Phthisis123
Rate per 1,000 of population0.04
Deaths from Cancer6340103
Rate per 1,000 of population1.70