Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge]
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Table XV.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Yeai 1920.
Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhcea and Enteritis (under 2 Years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Deaths in Public Instit't'ns. | Certified Causes of Death. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
England and Wales | 25.4 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 8.3 | 80 | 24.3 | 92.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
96 Great Towns, including London(Census Populations exceeding 50,000). | 26.2 | 12.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 10.4 | 85 | 31.3 | 92.2 | 7 .1 | 0.7 |
148 Smaller Towns (Census Populations 20,000—50.000). | 24.9 | 11.4 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 7.8 | 80 | 16.5 | 93.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
London | 26.5 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 9.5 | 75 | 46.8 | 91.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 |