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 Acton]
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BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1919. (Provisional Figures. Populations estimated to the middle of 1919 have been used for the purposes of this Table).
| Birth Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths.* | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Certified Causes. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 13.8 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 9.59 | 89 | 92.5 | 1.3 | ||||||
| 90 Great Towns, including London (Census Populations exceeding 50,000) | 19.0 | 13.8 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.45 | 12.24 | 93 | 29.2 | 92.3 | 6.9 | |||
| 148 Smaller Towns (Census Populations 20,000—50,000) | 18.3 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 8.67 | 90 | 93.6 | 4.9 | 1.5 | |||||||
| London | 18.3 | 13.4 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 85 | 44.7 | ||||||
| Acton | 17.0 | 10.4 | 0.03 | 13.6 | 65 | 30.3 | 94.4 | 5.6 | |||||||
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