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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 1937
[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 1937. 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| England and Wales | 14.9 | 0.60 | 12.4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 5.6 | 58 | |
| 122 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 7.9 | 62 | |
| 143 Smaller Towns Estimated Populations, 25,000-50,000 | 15.3 | 0.54 | 11.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 3.2 | 55 | |
| London | 13.3 | 0.54 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 12.0 | 60 | |
| Acton | 12.8 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 12.4 | 57 | |
| The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:— | ||||||||||||||
| 0.94 | 2.17 | 3.11 | ||||||||||||
| „ „ „ „ (Acton) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | |||||||||||