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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 1
' BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1933. The Mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only.
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1.000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live 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 two years). | Total Deaths under one year. | Certified by Registered Modical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |
| England and Wales | 14.4 | 0.02 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 7.1 | 64 | 90.9 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.4 | 0.67 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 9.4 | 67 | 91.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 132 Smaller Towns Estimated Population0, 25,000-50,000) | 14.5 | 0.03 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 4.9 | 56 | 91.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| London | 13.2 | 0.45 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 11.6 | 69 | 88.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Acton | 12.6 | 0.47 | 11.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 9.2 | 41 | 92.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.00 |
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:—
Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
per 1,000 Live Births 1.79 2.63 4.42
per 1,000 Total Births 1.71 2.52 4.23