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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(Comparable figures for 1945 given in brackets).
| Live Births: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | MALES | FEMALES | |
| Legitimate | 1205(946) | 629(489) | 576(457) |
| Illegitimate | 83(94) | 43(44) | 40(50) |
| Totals | 1288(1040) | 672(533) | 616(507) |
| Birth rate, per 1,000 estimated population is 19.76(18.5). | |||
| total | males | females | |
| Legitimate | 21(15) | 13(9) | 8(6) |
| Illegitimate | 2(3) | 2(1) | -(2) |
| Totals | 23(18) | 15(10) | 8(8) |
| Death Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 11.05(11.5). | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30): | |||
| No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis | -(-) | -(-) | |
| No. 30. Other Puerperal Causes | -(1) | -(.94) | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births (E.&W. 46) | 27.9(40.4) | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live births | 27.4(41.2) | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live births | 34,09(53.2) | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 125(119) | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1(-) | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 2(-) | ||
| Deaths from Diphtheria (all ages) | -(-) | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 8(4) | ||
| Death rate from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4.4(3.84) | ||