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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 1.
COMPARATIVE RATES OF MORTALITY.
| 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 Fox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence | Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Causes of Death certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 18.8 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 7.3 | 75 | 92.3 | 6.6 | 11 |
| 105 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London. | 19.4 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 9.2 | 80 | 92.5 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| 157 Smaller Towns (1921) Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 18.9 | 11.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0 50 | 0.36 | 6.2 | 71 | 93.3 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| London | 18.7 | 121 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 8.4 | 69 | 91.3 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| Acton | 18.4 | 11.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0 34 | 0.19 | 4.3 | 56 | 94.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 |