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Acton 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

Published
1924
Pages
40
Tables
22

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22 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    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.
  • Page 6
    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:—
    Age last birthday.Total PopulationPersons Attending Educational Institutions.
    Whole Time.Part Time.
    Males.Females.
    Males.Females.Males.Females.
  • Page 9
    The following table gives some of the particulars elicited at the Census:—
  • Page 10
    The first table inserted gives the building, dwellings, rooms and families.
    Occupied by Non-Private FamiliesOccupied by CaretakersVacant on Census NightOccupied by Private FamiliesTotal
    1—3 Rooms4—5 Rooms6—8 Rooms9 or more RoomsDwellingsRooms
  • Page 11
    Analysing the dwellings occupied by private families according to the number of rooms in them, the tables show that:
    MiddlesexActon
  • Page 12
    Percentage number of families occupying the following number of rooms:—
    123456 & 78 & 910 & overTotal
  • Page 13
    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 FamilyNumber of Private Families occupying the following Number of RoomsTotal Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesRooms OccupiedAverage Number of Rooms per Person
    123456 & 78 & 910 & overNumberPer Cent.
  • Page 14
    The following table gives the percentage of families in Acton living in various units of population in 1911 and 1921. ROOMS.
    123456 & 78 & 910 & overTotal
  • Page 16
    In the following table the Ward distribution of the population in given:—
    N.-East.N.-West.S.-East.S.-West.
  • Page 27
    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.
    OccupationNumbers employedNotifications in five years, 1919-1923Rate per 100,000
  • Page 28
    FEMALES.
    OccupationNumbers employedNotifications in five years, 1919-1923Rate per 100,000
  • Page 28
    The ages of the new notified cases and the deaths were as follows:-
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 28
    CASES ADMITTED.
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaMeaslesEncephalitis Lethargica
  • Page 29
    DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
  • Page 31
    TABLE 1 COMPARATIVE RATES OF MORTALITY, 1923.
    Birth-rate per 1,000 total PopulationAnnual Death-rate per 1,000 PopulationRate per 1,000 BirthsPercentage of Total Deaths
    All CausesEnteric FeverSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolenceDiarrhoea & Enteritis under 2 yrs.Total deaths under 1 yearCauses of Death certified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquest CasesUncertified Causes of Death
  • Page 32
    TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1923 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    YearPopulation estimated to Middle of each YearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Uncorrected NumberNettUnder 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRateNumberRateof Non-Residents Registered in the Districtof Residents Registered outside Dist.NumberRate per 1,000NumberRate per 1,000 i habitants
  • Page 33
    TABLE 3. ALL DEATHS, 1923.
    Causes of DeathAll agesUnder 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsNorth EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 34
    TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1923.
    Causes of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 12 monthsWards
    North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 35
    TABLE 5. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1923.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years.In Wards.
    At all AgesUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and upwardsNorth EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 36
    TABLE VI. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.
    N.East.N.West.S.East.S.West.Total
  • Page 36
    TABLE VII. BIRTHS. Total Births.
    MalesFemales
  • Page 36
    TABLE VIII. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES— 1923.