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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1962
| Population. | ||||
| Population. Registrar-General's Estimate | 56,380 | |||
| Births. | ||||
| Live (Legitimate) | 344 | 341 | 685 | |
| (Illegitimate) | 16 | 14 | 30 | |
| 360 | 355 | 715 | ||
| Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 12.6 | |||
| Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| (Illegitimate) | — | — | — | |
| Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6.9 |
| Deaths | 320 | 282 | 602 | |
| Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 10.6 | |||
| Infant Mortality. | ||||
| All deaths under 1 year | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 20.9 | |||
| Deaths of leg. infants under 1 year | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 21.8 | |||
| Deaths of illeg. infants under 1 year | — | — | — | |
| Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.05 | |||
| Phthisis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 0.05 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer | 64 | 63 | 127 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 2.42 | |||