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Acton 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1930
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TABLE III.
Counties from which animals were consigned, and percentage diseased (1st Jan.—31st Dec. 1930).
| County | No. of Towns from which Animals were consigned | No. of Carcases Inspected | No. of Animals Diseased | Percentage of Animals Diseased |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 135 | 2 | 1.48% |
| Berkshire | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 | 674 | 5 | .74% |
| Dorsetshire | 6 | 1569 | 21 | 1.34% |
| Essex | 3 | 89 | — | — |
| Gloucestershire | 2 | 282 | 5 | 1.77% |
| Hampshire | 11 | 456 | 2 | .43% |
| Huntingdonshire | 2 | 179 | — | — |
| Ireland | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| London | 1 | 14 | — | — |
| Middlesex | 9 | 276 | - | — |
| Norfolk | 14 | 2596 | 27 | 1.04% |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 30 | 6 | 20.0 % |
| Somerset | 10 | 902 | 12 | 1.33% |
| Suffolk | 18 | 3593 | 24 | .67% |
| Surrey | 5 | 831 | — | — |
| Sussex | 1 | 77 | 2 | 2.59% |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 910 | 8 | .88% |
| Yorkshire | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| Total | 97 | 12,659 | 114 | .90% |
BIRTHS.
Table 7 gives particulars of the births registered and notified
in the district, and the births belonging to the district which have
occurred and been registered outside the district.
As there is no Maternity Home in the district the number of
"outside" births tends to become higher and higher. There is a
greater demand for institutional care in the birth of children. The
factors which operate in the case of illness are also in operation
when such an event as a confinement is about to take place.
Modern houses are so planned and constructed as to occupy the
least possible amount of space, and there is hardly sufficient room
in them to allow of any nursing with any degree of comfort.
The total number of births are those registered during the
calendar year and are corrected for inward and outward transfers.
This figure is obtained at the end of the year from the Registrar
General. Last year the total number was 1,105, and is equal to
a birth-rate of 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. This rate is higher
than that of 1929, and is higher than that of England and Wales
and that of the 107 great towns.