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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| England and Wales | 19.7 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 7.7 | 69 | 92.0 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| 105 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 20.4 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 9.9 | 72 | 92.2 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| 157 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations, 20,000-50,000) | 19.8 | 10.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 6.4 | 69 | 92.6 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| London | 20.2 | 11.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 10.2 | 60 | 90.8 | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Acton | 18.6 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 65 | 93.2 | 6.8 | 0.0 |