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Acton 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Croydon 11.4
Wimbledon 12.3
Ealing 10.1
Acton 10.5
Brentford and Chiswick 10.4
Willesden 10.4
Hendon 7.7
Hornsey 11.1
Wood Green 10.1
Tottenham 10.2
Edmonton 10.0
Enfield 10.4
West Ham 11.4
East Ham 10.7
Leyton 10.6
Walthamstow 10.4
Ilford 9.0
It is curious how very even the death rate is in these different
towns.
Ward Distribution of the Deaths.
North-East. North-West. South-East. South-West.
234 183 145 180
Death Rate of each Ward.
North-East. North-West. South-East. South-West.
10.5 10.9 8.9 12
Another contrast with the conditions which obtained 20
years ago is the comparative evenness of the rate in the different
wards. Formerly, the death rate in the South-West ward was
nearly twice as high as that in the other wards. As the figures
now show, the difference in the various wards is a very small one.
Causes of Death.
There is an increase in the number of deaths from Bronchitis
and Pneumonia. This was due to the severe weather in the
early part of the year.