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Acton 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1921 14
Table I.
BIRTH-RATE. DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1921.
(Provisional figures. Population as enumerated in 1921 have been used for the purpose of this Table). The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns).
| Birth-rate per 1,000 total Population. | Annual Death-Rate Per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria | Influenza | Violence. | Diarrhæa. & Enteritis under 2yrs. | Total deaths under 1 year. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Certified Causes | Inquest Causes. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 22.4 | 12.1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 15.5 | 83 | 25.5 | 92.5 | 6.4 | l.1 |
| 96 Great Towns, including London (1911 Census pop-lations exceeding 50,000) | 23.3 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.40 | 19.3 | 87 | 33.2 | 92.5 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (1911 Census populations 20,000 to 50,000) | 22.7 | 11 3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 15.6 | 84 | 17.7 | 93.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| London | 22.3 | 12.4 | 0.01 | ... | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 21.3 | 80 | 49.2 | 91.6 | 8.2 | 0 2 |
| Acton | 21.2 | 10.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 22. | 70 | 33.3 | 99.9 | 5 | 0.03 |