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Carshalton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Coronary disease of the heart was again a prominent cause of death,
killing twice as many men as women.
Tuberculosis was rather more fatal in 1958, but the mortality from this disease still compares very favourably with what it was only a few years ago. The death rates from this cause over the last twenty years were as follows:—
| Year | Deaths from Tuberculosis | Death Rate per 1,000 Population | Year | Deaths from Tuberculosis | Death Rate per 1,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 46 | 0.77 | 1949 | 22 | 0.35 |
| 1940 | 33 | 0.56 | 1950 | 13 | 0.20 |
| 1941 | 40 | 0.71 | 1951 | 21 | 0.34 |
| 1942 | 26 | 0.46 | 1952 | 15 | 0.24 |
| 1943 | 46 | 0.81 | 1953 | 13 | 0.21 |
| 1944 | 33 | 0.63 | 1954 | 14 | 0.22 |
| 1945 | 28 | 0.51 | 1955 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 1946 | 25 | 0.41 | 1956 | 8 | 0.13 |
| 1947 | 25 | 0.40 | 1957 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 1948 | 25 | 0.40 | 1958 | 9 | 0.14 |
The distribution of tuberculosis mortality by wards and other details
are given in Section F of this report.
There was again no death from any of the notifiable infectious diseases
other than tuberculosis.
Violent causes accounted for the death of twenty-four residents.
They were:—
Road traffic accidents 8
Accidents in the Home 6
Injury at work 1
Misadventure 1
Asphyxia 1
Inhalation of foreign body 1
Suicide 6
Inquests
Inquests were held on 56 persons who died in the district. The following
verdicts were returned:—
Accidental death Misadventure .. 10
Road Traffic .. 17 Suicide .. .. 10
Multiple Injuries .. 1 Manslaughter .. 1
Fall .. .. 13 Natural Causes .. 1
Inhalation of sweet 1 Open Verdict .. 1
Burns .. .. 1 (poisoning)
Seventeen of the total were residents of the district.
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