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To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough
of Beddington and Wallington
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my annual report for 1959. The report
is drawn up in accordance with the suggestions made by the Minister of
Health in his Circular 1/60. The vital statistics are based on information
supplied by the Registrar-General.
The report includes those services, which are under the control of the
Surrey County Council, the Local Health Authority under the National
Health Service Act, 1946, under the heading of General provision of
Health Services for the Area. These services are:—
Nursing in the Home;
Domestic Help Service;
Care of Mothers and Young Children;
Immunisation and Vaccination;
Ambulance Facilities.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of Beddington and
Wallington at mid-year 1959 is 32,250, and this figure is used in the
compilation of the vital statistics. The figure shows a decrease of 140
compared with the Registrar-General's estimate for mid-year 1958. The
census of population taken in 1951 was 32,751.
The birth rate per 1,000 total population shows an increase at 14.16
in 1959, as compared with 12.97 in 1958. This rate is below that for
England and Wales, which is 16.50.
The stillbirth rate per 1,000 total births is 6.91, compared with 31.48
in 1958. This is lower than that for England and Wales, which is recorded
as 21-00. The number of children stillborn in the district was 3, out of a
total of 434 births, as compared with 13 in 1958 out of 413 births.
This exceptionally low stillbirth rate will be noted with considerable
satisfaction. The number of children stillborn, at 3, was the lowest we
have yet recorded in this district.
It is doubtful whether such a low figure as 6.91 of stillbirths, has ever
been recorded elsewhere.
The death rate from all causes per 1,000 total population is 9.92,
compared with 9.81 in 1958 and 11.60 for England and Wales. Of the
333 deaths, diseases of the heart accounted for 86 (25.83 per cent of total
deaths), cancer 80 (24.02 per cent of total deaths), and tuberculosis 3
(0.90 per cent of total deaths).
It will be noted that the deaths from cancer have risen from 64 in 1958,
to 80 in 1959. The distribution of growth in the cases affected, showed a
generalised increase, and could not be allocated to any specific system of
the body.
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