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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1960( Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1960

( Based on the Registrar-General's Figures)

Population.
Registrar-General's Estimate60,430
Births.MalesFemalesTotal
Live (Legitimate)331333664
(Illegitimate)151227
346345691
Birth Rate per( 1,000 population)11.4
Stillbirths (Legitimate)10818
(Illegitimate)———
10818
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births25.3
Deaths.286258544
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population9.0
Infant Mortality.
All deaths under 1 year10414
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)20.2
Deaths of leg. infts. under 1 year9413
Rate per 1,000 legitimate births19.5
Deaths of illeg. infts. under 1 year1—1
Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births37.0
Maternal Mortality.
Death from Sepsis—11
Rate per 1,000 births1.41
Death from other causes———
Rate per 1,000 total births—
Maternal Death Rate1.41
Zymotic Deaths.
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases———
Deaths from Measles———
Deaths from Whooping Cough———
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years)———
Zymotic Death Rate—
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
All Forms314
Rate per 1,000 of population0.06
Phthisis314
Rate per 1,000 of population0.06
Deaths from Cancer6455119
Rate per 1,000 of population1.96