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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: Still Births:

Still Births:

TOTALMALESFEMALES
Legitimate17 (20)7 (11)10 (9)
Illegitimate1 (2)- (1)1 (1)
Totals18 (22)7 (12)11 (10)
Deaths:
totalmalesfemales
718 (686)361 (350)357 (336)

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Death rate per 1,000 inhabitants 10.98 (10.42).
Corrected death rate 11.42 (10.94).

Table: Deaths from Puerperal Causes

Deaths from Puerperal Causes

DeathsRate per 1,000 Live & Still Births
Puerperal Sepsis-(-)-(-)
Other Puerperal Causes-(-)-(-)

Table: Death Rate of Infants under1year of age:

Death Rate of Infants under1year of age:

All infants per 1,000 live births (E. & W.—22.5)22.2(19.2)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births20.2(17.1)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births20.2(46.2)
Deaths from selected causes
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)147(152)
Deaths from Measles (all ages)—(-)
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)—(-)
Deaths from Diphtheria (all ages)—(-)
Deaths from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age)—(1)
Death rate from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age) per 1,000 live births _____—(1.1)