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Acton 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1928
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1928.
Municipal Offices,
Acton, W.3.
July, 1929.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Acton.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I herewith submit the Annual Report required by the
Ministry of Health.
The vital, statistics are satisfactory. The general deathrate
has fallen, and the infantile mortality is equal to that of 1926,
which was the lowest on record for the district.

Table: The figures for the four quarters of the year were as follows:—

The figures for the four quarters of the year were as follows:—

General Death-rate.Infantile Mortality.
1st quarter12.870
2nd quarter9.839
3rd quarter9.187
4th quarter9.921

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The favourable statistics for the fourth quarter and
especially the very low infantile mortality were to some extent
due to the very fine and sunny summer experienced. The summer
on the whole was fine, and the month of September was
exceptional in this respect; the people now appreciate the benefits
to health which exposure to the sun contributes. This is
particularly true of young children.