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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 1928
[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 1928.
| Rate per 1,000 | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births | Percentage of Total Deaths | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still- Births. | 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 | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases | Certified by Coroner after P. M. No Inquest | Uncertified Causes of Death | |
| England and Wales | 16.7 | 0.70 | 11.7 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0 06 | 0.19 | 0.53 | 70 | 65. | 90.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.9 | 0.70 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.48 | 96 | 7 | 91.0 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 06 |
| 156 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Population, 20,000—50,000) | 16.6 | 0.73 | 10.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0 01 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 4.8 | 60. | 92.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| London | 15.9 | 0 53 | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 10.2 | 67 | 88.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Acton | 15.5 | 0.46 | 10.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 6.0 | 55. | 93.7 | 4 4 | 1.9 | 0.0 |