[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton].

  • Sutton (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1926?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 balance any deficiency in numbers in the new] the population occupying the 4,921 dwellings in this District would be 22,932. In addition, there is a resident staff of 127 at the Downs Hospital for Children, and 46 at the Belmont Institution; these bring the net population to 23,105; and, with these Institutions' inmates (339 and 954) the gross popular tion to 24,398. For estimating the birth and death rates the Registrar-General's figures, 21,320, must be used. The Birth-rate is 14 9 [corresponding figure for England and Wales 18 3]. The Death-rate is 11.3 [corresponding figure for England and Wales 12.2]. This Death-rate is reduced by 01 when standardised to what it would be if the sex and age constitution of the population were identical with that of England and Wales, the standardising factor being 099. At the 1911 Census this factor was 0 9359. This Death-rate is higher than usual, the average rates for the last 20 years, in 5-year periods, being 10 4, 10 0, 10 9, 10 4., As can be seen in a table in the body of this report the reduced number of deaths under 5 years of age is balanced by an increase of deaths at 65 years of age and above. In this year of 1925, no less than 54 per cent, of the total deaths occurred at 65, or more, years of age. As a single cause of death cancer heads the list. A table referring to this is placed in the body of this report. There was no death from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, or Enteric Fever, and four only from Influenza. The Infant Mortality rate—deaths per 1,000 births —is higher than usual [57 to England and Wales's 75], but one-half of the deaths occurred before a week of life had been completed. As to the future: more