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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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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1963
| Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registrar-General's Estimate | ... | ... | ... | 56,020 |
| Births | ||||
| Live (Legitimate) | 319 | 332 | 651 | |
| (Illegitimate) | 26 | 20 | 46 | |
| 345 | 352 | 697 | ||
| Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) | 12.4 | |||
| Stillbirths (Legitimate) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| (Illegitimate) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Deaths | 354 | 292 | 646 | |
| Death rate (crude) per 1,000 population | 11.5 | |||
| Infant Mortality | ||||
| All deaths under 1 year Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11.4 |
| Deaths of leg. infants under 1 year Rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10.7 |
| Deaths of illeg. infants under 1 year Rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | 1 | - | 1 | 21.7 |
| Maternal Mortality | ||||
| Death from Sepesis Rate per 1,000 births | — | — | — | — |
| Death from other causes Rate per 1,000 total births | — | 1 | 1 | 1.42 |
| Maternal Death Rate | 1.42 | |||
| Zymotic Deaths | ||||
| 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Deaths from Measles | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | — | — | — | |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.01 | |||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis | ||||
| All Forms Rate per 1,000 of population | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.07 |
| Phthisis Rate per 1,000 of population | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.05 |
| Deaths from Cancer | 76 | 65 | 141 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 2.51 | |||