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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
Acton 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Table 1.
VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1908 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year. | Popula- iion estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in Public Institutions in the District | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions bevond District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate.1 | Under 1 Year of age. | At all ages. | |||||||||
| No. | Rate per 1,000 Births Registered | No. | Rate.* | No. | Rate.* | |||||||
| I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1898 | 33,404 | 995 | 29.8 | 181 | 182 | 507 | 15.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1899 | 34,901 | 1,068 | 30.6 | 200 | 187 | 509 | 14.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1900 | 36,508 | 1,080 | 29.5 | 182 | 168 | 528 | 14.4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1901 | 38,373 | 1,211 | 31,5 | 206 | 170 | 5'9 | 13,5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1902 | 41,000 | 1,242 | 30.3 | 186 | 150 | 593 | 14,4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1903 | 43,802 | 1,422 | 32,4 | 150 | 105 | 430 | 9.8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1904 | 46,780 | 1,450 | 30 | 207 | 143 | 576 | 12.3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1905 | 50,000 | 1,527 | 30,5 | 162 | 106 | 537 | 10.7 | 27 | 1 | 92 | 628 | 12.5 |
| 1906 | 52,000 | 1,533 | 29.4 | 193 | 125 | 597 | 11.5 | 29 | 7 | 97 | 687 | 13.2 |
| 1907 | 53,000 | 1,535 | 29 | 183 | 119 | 605 | 11.4 | 25 | 8 | 140 | 737 | 13.9 |
| Averages for yrs 1898-1907 | 429,768 | 13,063 | 30.4 | 1,850 | 141 | 5,401 | 12.6 | ... | . | ... | .. | ... |
| 1908 | 55.000 | 1,568 | 28.5 | 174 | 111 | 592 | 10.8 | 31 | 1 | 133 | 724 | 13.1 |
* Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Total population at all ages, 37,744.
Number of inhabited houses, 6,114.
Average number of persons per house, 6.2.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 2,304.