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Acton 1917

[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 1917. (ProvisionaTfigures. Populations estimated to the middle of 1917 have been used for the purposes of this Table )

Birth-rate per 1,000 total population.Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 Civilian PopulationRate per 1,000 BirthsPercentage op Total Deaths.
All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-poxMeasles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.DiphtheriaViolence.Diarrhoea & Enteritis under 2 yrs.Total D'ths under 1 vear.Deaths in Public Institutions.Certified Causes.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Cause of Death.
England and Wales17.814.40.030.000.300.020.130.130.6212.189725.791.67.01.5
90 Great Towns, including London. (Census populations exceeding 50,000)18.114.60 020.000.410.030.160.180.6316.1410431.291.57.609
148 Smaller Towns (census! population 20,000—60,000) '18.013.20.030.300.020.160.130.4510.089317.592.86.41.8
London17.516.00.020.480.020.130.140.5918.7010347.190.59.40.1
Acton21.011.80.670.130.050.428.89637.51006.8

Non-Civilians ate included in these figures for England and Wales, but not for other areas.