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Acton 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE I.
BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1927.
Provisional figures. The rates have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1927, The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns. As the registration of stillbirths did not come into operation until the 1st July, 1927, no stillbirths are included).
| Birth-rate per 1000 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 deahts under 1 year | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases | Certified by Coroner after P.M. Inquest | Uncertified Causes of Death | |||
| England and Wales | 16.7 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0 57 | 0.51 | 6.3 | 69. | 91.7 | 66 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 17.1 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 8.3 | 71. | 91.9 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |
| 155 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Population, 20,000—50,000) | 16 4 | 11. 3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 5.0 | 68. | 92.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| London | 16.1 | 11.9 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 7.5 | 59. | 60.3 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
| Acton | 16.11 | 11.04 | 0 01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 03 | 0.61 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 60. | 94.1 | 4.4 | 1 5 | 0.0 | |
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