London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Acton 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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DEATH RATE.

General mortality.—There were 430 deaths registered. The recorded general death rate was 8 . 6 per 1,000 of the population. The London death rate was 15 . 2

The death rates since 1893 are as follows:—

189318.6
189414.2
189517.2
189615.7
189715.9
189815.8
189915.1
190013.7
190113.7
190213.4
19038.6

This is the lowest death rate on record and is highly satisfactory.
It will be noticed that the recorded general death rate has been
gradually falling for the last seven years.

The following Table gives the Birth rate, Death rate, and Zymotic death rate per 1,000 per annum in the undermentioned 14 towns.

Birth RateDeath RateZymotic Death Rate
ACTON28.68.61.0
Ealing23.0710.21.46
Chiswick28.9010.451.4
Brentford31.612.91.5
Willesden32.012.11.97
Reading27.012.70.94
Ipswich28.315.21.41
Hornsey20.37.90.68
Tottenham32.313.01.90
West Ham33.715.32.65
East Ham34.511.01.62
Leyton30.610.81.64
Walthamstow33.211.21.91
Croydon46.311.81.08