[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The following table gives the population, increase, and gain or loss by migration in the districts in Middlesex with a population over 50,000. CENSUS 1921.

	Population.	Increase Amount.	Excess of Gain or loss.
			Per Births over (—) by
			Cent.	Deaths.	Migration.

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The complete figures for Acton are given as they form an interesting basis of comparison with the figures obtained in the Census recently instituted by the Education Committee:—

Total Population		Persons Attending Educational Institutions.
Total Population		Whole Time.		Part Time.
Males.	Females.	Whole Time.		Part Time.
Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.

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The following table gives some of the particulars elicited at the Census:—

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The first table inserted gives the building, dwellings, rooms and families.

	Occupied by Non-Private Families	Occupied by Caretakers	Vacant on Census Night	Occupied by Private Families				Total
	Occupied by Non-Private Families	Occupied by Caretakers	Vacant on Census Night	1—3 Rooms	4—5 Rooms	6—8 Rooms	9 or more Rooms	Dwellings	Rooms

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Analysing the dwellings occupied by private families according to the number of rooms in them, the tables show that:

	Middlesex	Acton

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Percentage number of families occupying the following number of rooms:—

	1	2	3	4	5	6 & 7	8 & 9	10 & over	Total

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In it the private families are analysed according to the number of persons in the family and also by the unit of occupation, i.e thenumber of rooms occupied by the family whether forming the whole or part only of a structurally separate building.

Number of Persons in Family	Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms								Total Private Families		Population in Private Families	Rooms Occupied	Average Number of Rooms per Person
	1	2	3	4	5	6 & 7	8 & 9	10 & over	Number	Per Cent.

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The following table gives the percentage of families in Acton living in various units of population in 1911 and 1921. ROOMS.

	1	2	3	4	5	6 & 7	8 & 9	10 & over	Total

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In the following table the Ward distribution of the population in given:—

	N.-East.	N.-West.	S.-East.	S.-West.

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In the following table are given the notifications of Tuberculosis for the five years 1919-1923 among the principal groups of occupations in the district. MALES.

Occupation	Numbers employed	Notifications in five years, 1919-1923	Rate per 100,000

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FEMALES.

Occupation	Numbers employed	Notifications in five years, 1919-1923	Rate per 100,000

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The ages of the new notified cases and the deaths were as follows:-

Age Periods	New Cases		Deaths
	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary

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CASES ADMITTED.

	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Measles	Encephalitis Lethargica

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DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.

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TABLE 1 COMPARATIVE RATES OF MORTALITY, 1923.

	Birth-rate per 1,000 total Population	Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population									Rate per 1,000 Births		Percentage of Total Deaths
	Birth-rate per 1,000 total Population	All Causes	Enteric Fever	Small Pox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Influenza	Violence	Diarrhoea & Enteritis under 2 yrs.	Total deaths under 1 year	Causes of Death certified by Registered Medical Practitioners	Inquest Cases	Uncertified Causes of Death

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TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1923 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

Year	Population estimated to Middle of each Year	Births			Total Deaths Registered in the District		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District
		Uncorrected Number	Nett		Total Deaths Registered in the District		Transferable Deaths		Under 1 year of Age		At all Ages
		Uncorrected Number	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	of Non-Residents Registered in the District	of Residents Registered outside Dist.	Number	Rate per 1,000	Number	Rate per 1,000 i habitants

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TABLE 3. ALL DEATHS, 1923.

Causes of Death	All ages	Under 1 year	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	North East	North West	South East	South West

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TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1923.

Causes of Death	Under 1 week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	Total under 1 month	1—3 months	3—6 months	6—9 months	9—12 months	Total under 12 months	Wards
Causes of Death	Under 1 week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	Total under 1 month	1—3 months	3—6 months	6—9 months	9—12 months	Total under 12 months	North East	North West	South East	South West

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TABLE 5. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1923.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years.								In Wards.
Notifiable Disease.	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	North East	North West	South East	South West

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TABLE VI. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.

	N.East.	N.West.	S.East.	S.West.	Total

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TABLE VII. BIRTHS. Total Births.

			Males	Females

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The following table gives the population, increase, and gain or loss by migration in the districts in Middlesex with a population over 50,000. CENSUS 1921.

The complete figures for Acton are given as they form an interesting basis of comparison with the figures obtained in the Census recently instituted by the Education Committee:—

The following table gives some of the particulars elicited at the Census:—

The first table inserted gives the building, dwellings, rooms and families.

Analysing the dwellings occupied by private families according to the number of rooms in them, the tables show that:

Percentage number of families occupying the following number of rooms:—

In it the private families are analysed according to the number of persons in the family and also by the unit of occupation, i.e thenumber of rooms occupied by the family whether forming the whole or part only of a structurally separate building.

The following table gives the percentage of families in Acton living in various units of population in 1911 and 1921. ROOMS.

In the following table the Ward distribution of the population in given:—

In the following table are given the notifications of Tuberculosis for the five years 1919-1923 among the principal groups of occupations in the district. MALES.

FEMALES.

The ages of the new notified cases and the deaths were as follows:-

CASES ADMITTED.

DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.

TABLE 1 COMPARATIVE RATES OF MORTALITY, 1923.

TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1923 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

TABLE 3. ALL DEATHS, 1923.

TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1923.

TABLE 5. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1923.

TABLE VI. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.

TABLE VII. BIRTHS. Total Births.

TABLE VIII. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES— 1923.