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Carshalton 1958
[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 | |||