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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1959.(Based on the Registrar-General's Figures.)

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1959.

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

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate60,270
Births.MalesFemalesTotal
Live (Legitimate)408341749
(Illegitimate)121224
420353773
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)12.8
Stillbirths (Legitimate)5510
(Illegitimate)---
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births551012.7
Deaths.315267582
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population9.4
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year12719
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)24.5
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year11718
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births24.0
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year1-1
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births41.6
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 Forms213
Rate per 1,000 of population0.04
Phthisis213
Rate per 1,000 of population0.04
Deaths from Cancer6857125
Rate per 1,000 of population2.07