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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 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The total number of births registered was 831, viz., 422
males and 409 females. Of these 29 were illegitimate children.
The total number of births last year was 763. These figures give
a birth rate of 31.9 per thousand persons living as against 30.5
per thousand last year. The annual birth rate for London last
year was 30.9 per thousand persons living.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of age was
160, being at the rate of 192.5 to one thousand births. Our infant
mortality is therefore very high. It is explainable only by the
large number of children who died during the summer from
diarrhœa and dysentery.
The following table shows the various ages at which death occurred in the district:—
| Under one year | 160 | under 5 years. | 222 |
| Over one year and under five years | 62 | ||
| ,, five „ „ fifteen „ | 17 | over 5 years. | 264 |
| „ fifteen „ twenty five | 15 | ||
| „ twenty five „ sixty five | 132 | ||
| „ sixty five and upwards | 100 | ||
| 486 | 486 |
The following table compares the death rate of children under one year per thousand registered births, and the birth rate for the last seven years.
| Birth Rate | Per Thousand. | Deaths of Children under 1 year Per Thousand Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 28.7 | 147 |
| 1888 | 31.1 | 182 |
| 1889 | 34.1 | 175 |
| 1890 | 28.3 | 151 |
| 1891 | 30.8 | 146 |
| 1892 | 30.5 | 185 |
| 1893 | 31.9 | 192.5 |