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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 1960. The report
is drawn up in accordance with the suggestions made by the Minister of
Health in his Circular 1/61. 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;
Chiropody;
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 1960 is 32,330, and this figure is used in the
compilation of the vital statistics. The figure shows an increase of 80
compared with the Registrar-General's estimate for mid-year 1959. The
census of population taken in 1951 was 32,751.
The live birth rate per 1,000 total population shows a decrease at
13.54 in 1960, as compared with 14T6 in 1959. This rate is below that
for England and Wales, which is 17.10.
The stillbirth rate per 1,000 total births is 14.32, compared with 6.91
in 1959. This is lower than that for England and Wales, which is recorded
as 19.80. The number of children stillborn in the district was 6, out of
a total of 419 births, as compared with 3 in 1959 out of 434 births.
The death rate from all causes per 1,000 total population is 10.95
compared with 9.92 in 1959 and 11.50 for England and Wales. Of the
365 deaths, diseases of the heart accounted for 123 (33.70 per cent of
total deaths), cancer 74 (20.27 per cent of total deaths), and tuberculosis
3 (0.82 per cent of total deaths).
It will be seen from the table on page 13, showing causes of death,
that there were 123 deaths from heart disease, and that other diseases of
the circulatory system accounted for 17 deaths, while vascular lesions of
the nervous system (stroke) accounted for 58 deaths, making a total of
198 deaths. Most of these deaths took place in people past middle-age,
which follows the usual pattern of mortality in this district.
The 74 deaths from cancer were also in people of advancing years.
Inflammatory chest diseases accounted for 45 deaths, as against 31 in
1959. This increase may be accounted for by the inclement weather
during a considerable part of the year, with accompanying heavy rainfall.
No deaths were recorded from motor vehicle accidents, compared with
3 in 1959. All other accidents accounted for 5 deaths, the same number
as in 1959. Suicides totalled 2 cases, compared with 4 in 1959.
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