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 1958.
Population. | ||||
Registrar-General's Estimate | 60,300 | |||
Births. | ||||
Live (Legitimate) | 360 | 365 | 725 | |
(Illegitimate) | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
372 | 378 | 750 | ||
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 12.4 | |||
Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
(Illegitimate) | — | — | — | |
6 | 6 | 12 | ||
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 15.7 | |||
Deaths. | 293 | 273 | 566 | |
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 9.3 | |||
Infant Mortality. | ||||
All deaths under 1 year | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 14.6 | |||
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 13.7 | |||
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year | 1 | — | 1 | |
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | 83.3 | |||
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 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.14 | |||
Phthisis | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.11 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 67 | 68 | 135 | |
Rate per 1,000 of population | 2.23 |