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Carshalton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 1
ESTIMATED HOME POPULATION, MID-1962, BY WARDS
| Ward | Dwellings at Mid-1962 | Estimated Population Mid-1962 |
|---|---|---|
BIRTHS
Slightly fewer live births were registered in 1962, the actual number
being 715 as against 731 in the year before. Of the total 360 were males
and 355 females. This gives a crude birth rate of 12.6 per thousand population.
The "comparable" birth rate is the same since the RegistrarGeneral's
"comparability" factor in respect of births is 1.0.
One very satisfactory feature is the considerable fall in the number
of still births which totalled 5 only. This is a record low for the district
and compares with an average of 17.3 over the previous 10 years.
They ere istributed as shown in the following table.
| Ward | Live Births | Birth Rate per 1,000 Population | Stillbirths | Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | — | |||
| – | — | |||
| – | — | |||
| — | ||||
Eighty per cent, of all births occurred in hospitals and nursing homes. The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as follows:—
| St. Helier North | 78 | North-West | 83 |
| St. Helier South | 84 | Central | 82 |
| St. Helier West | 85 | South-East | 76 |
| North-East | 76 | South-West | 82 |