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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE F.
BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTAL BY DURING THE YEAR 1932 The Mortality rates for England & Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to
| Rate per 1,000 Population | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births | Percentage of Toran Deaths | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still-Births. | All Causes | Enteric Fever | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | Violence | Diarrhœa and Enteitti (under 2 year) | Total deaths unfar 1 year | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquesy Cases | Certified by Coroner afterP.M. No Inquest | Uncerfied Causes of Death | |
| England and Wales | 15.3 | 0.66 | 12.0 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 6.6 | 65. | 91.1 | 62 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, Including London | 15.4 | 0.64 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 8.6 | 70. | 91.3 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 126 Smaller Towns (1931 Adjusted Population, 25,000—50,000) | 15.2 | 0.68 | 11. 4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 5.3 | 61. | 91.9 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| London | 14 3 | 0.46 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.57 | 12.5 | 67. | 89.4 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Acton | 13.7 | 0.61 | 11.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 8.2 | 62. | 01.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.00 |
The maternal mortality rotes for England and Wales arc as follows:—
| Puerpernl Sepsis. | Others. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.61 | 2.63 | 4.24 | |
| 1.54 | 2.52 | 4.06 |