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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE I.
COMPARATIVE RATES OF MORTALITY FOR THE YEAR 1925.
| 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 and 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 | 18.3 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 8.4 | 75 | 92.1 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| 105 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 18.8 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.43 | 10.8 | 79 | 92.1 | 7.3 | 0.6 |
| 157 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000—50,000) | 18.3 | 11.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 7.6 | 74 | 93.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| London | 18.0 | 11.7 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 10.6 | 67 | 91.1 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Acton | 16.5 | 10.6 | .016 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .016 | 0.12 | .016 | 0.17 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 76 | 93.4 | 6.6 | 0.0 |