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Southall 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Vital Statistics compared with other Areas.
BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1946. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.) (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Southall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Births: | |||||
| Live | 191 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 20.02 |
| Still | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.05 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All Causes | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 8.96 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Notifications:— Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.23 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.27 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
| Pneumonia | 0.39 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| Measles | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 0.03 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Whooping cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.24 |
| Rates | per 1,000 | Live Births | |||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 43 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 33 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Rates | per 1,000 | Total Births (i.e. | Live and | Still) | |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 1.62 | 7.1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 9.68 | ||||
MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales).
| Abortion with Sepsis | Abortion without Sepsis | Puerperal Infections | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 013 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 1.06 |
Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales).
| With Sepsis | Without Sepsis |
|---|---|
| 11 | 5 |
*Including Puerperal Fever
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