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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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BIRTHS
The number of live births registered during 1958 was 750 which is 56
more than in the year before. Of these 372 were males and 378 females,
giving a birth rate of 12.4 per thousand population.
The "comparable" birth rate produced by the application of the
Registrar-General's comparability factor of 0.97 to allow for the disparity
in the age and sex constitution of the local population and that of the
country as a whole is 12.0 per thousand population, which compares with
16.4 for England and Wales.
They were distributed as shewn in the following table.
| Ward | Live Births | Birth Rate per 1,000 Population | Stillbirths | Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 89 | 10.8 | – | – |
| St. Helier South | 74 | 14.0 | 2 | 26.3 |
| St. Helier West | 84 | 14.0 | – | – |
| North-East | 144 | 14.8 | 4 | 27.0 |
| North-West | 109 | 15.2 | – | – |
| Central | 62 | 10.8 | 1 | 15.8 |
| South-East | 101 | 11.9 | 3 | 28.8 |
| South-West | 83 | 12.7 | 2 | 23.5 |
Seventy-five per cent. of all births occurred in hospitals and nursing
homes. The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as
follows:—
St. Helier North
St. Helier South
St. Helier West
North-East ..
67
67
78
73
North-West
Central
South-East .
South-West
80
84
77
77
Out of 758 total births, 574 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:—
| Live | Still | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial) Hospital | 104 | 2 | 106 |
| St. Helier Hospital | 369 | 7 | 376 |
| Other Surrey Hospitals | 80 | — | 80 |
| Other Hospitals | 10 | — | 10 |
| Private Nursing Homes | 2 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 565 | 9 | 574 |
For the last five years more than three-quarters of all births have
taken place in Maternity Institutions.
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