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Ealing 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Infant Deaths.
It will be seen that Ealing has a rate which is 23.2
less than the rate for England and Wales and 19.2 less
than that for London, and even 27.2 less than the
average for the 96 great Towns with which it is comparable.
Ealing thus occupies an enviable position.
The following table gives the infant death-rates of Ealing for the last 19 years compared with those for England and Wales :
| Ealing | England & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 114 | 151 | |
| 1902 112 | 133 | |
| 1903 136 | 114 132 | 138 |
| 1904 105 | 145 | |
| 1905 101 | 128 | |
| 1906 129 | 132 | . |
| 1907 91 | 118 | |
| 1908 80 | 87 120 | . 117 |
| 1909 70 | 109 | |
| 1910 65 | 106 | |
| 1911 121 | 130 | |
| 1912 67 | 95 | |
| 1913 72 | 76 109 | 110 |
| 1914 59 | 105 | |
| 1915 63 | 110, | |
| 1916 58 | 91 | |
| 1917 63 | 97 | |
| 1918 76 | 97 | |
| 1919 65 | 89 | |
On comparing the averages for the five-year periods
a good idea is obtained of the great reduction in the
infant death-rate which has occurred in recent years.