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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Mortality from tuberculosis was again low, four deaths being assigned to this cause. The figures for such deaths since 1943 were as follows:—
| Year | Deaths from Tuberculosis | Death Rate per 1,000 Population | Year | Deaths from Tuberculosis | Death Rate per 1,000 Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 46 | 0.81 | 1954 | ,4 | 0.22 |
| 1944 | 33 | 0.63 | 1955 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 1945 | 28 | 0.51 | 1956 | 8 | 0.13 |
| 1946 | 25 | 0.41 | 1957 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 1947 | 25 | 0.40 | 1958 | 9 | 0.14 |
| 1948 | 25 | 0.40 | 1959 | 3 | 0.04 |
| 1949 | 22 | 0.35 | 1960 | 4 | 0.06 |
| 1950 | 13 | 0.20 | 1961 | 8 | 0.14 |
| 1951 | 21 | 0.34 | 1962 | 3 | 0.05 |
| 1952 | 15 | 0.24 | 1963 | 4 | 0.07 |
| 1953 | 13 | 0.21 |
The distribution of deaths from tuberculosis by wards and other
details are given in Section F of this report.
There was one death from measles, the first from the common notifiable
infectious diseases for many years.
Twenty residents lost their lives from violent causes. They were:—
Road traffic accidents 8
Falls 5
Burns 1
Suicide 6
Inquests
Inquests were held on 43 persons who died in the district. The following
verdicts were returned:—
Accidents 10
Road Traffic Accidents 12
Falls 4
Suicide 6
Misadventure 5
Natural causes 4
Open verdict 2
Thirteen of these were residents of Carshalton.
INFANT MORTALITY
The number of children who died in the first year of life was the lowest
yet recorded. They totalled eight and this provides much the lowest infant
mortality experienced in the district viz. 11.4 per thousand live births.
Five of the eight deaths occurred during the first week of life. Six of the
total were due to the "unavoidable" causes, such as prematurity and
congenital malformations. Two only were the result of infection. The
infant mortality rate for England and Wales as a whole was 20.9.
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