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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: VITAL STATISTICS(Comparable figures for1949in brackets)Live Births :

VITAL STATISTICS

(Comparable figures for1949in brackets)Live Births :

TOTALMALESFEMALES
Legitimate947 (988)475 (491)472 (497)
Illegitimate50 (52)29 (27)21 (25)
Totals997 (1040)504 (518)493 (522)

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Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population is 14.6 (15.4).

Table: Still Births :

Still Births :

TOTALMALESFEMALES
Legitimate27 (20)17 (9)10 (11)
Illegitimate2 (1)2 (-)- (1)
Totals29 (21)19 (9)10 (12)

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Deaths :
782 (735).
Death rate per 1,000 inhabitants 11.3 (10.8).
Corrected death rate 11.4 (10.9).

Table: Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30):

Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30):

DeathsRate per 1,000 Live & Still Births
No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis— (—)— (—)
No. 30 Other Puerperal Causes— (—)— (—)

Table: Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :

Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :

All infants per 1,000 live births (E. & W.—29.8)25.1(23.04)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live births24.1(25.3),
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live births—(-)
Deaths :
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)141(137)
Deaths from Measles (all ages)—(2)
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)—(—)
Deaths from Diphtheria (all ages)—(—)
Deaths from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age)2(—)
Death rate from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age)2.0(—)