London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Extracts from Vital Statistics
2 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
OF THE YEAR
Male
Female
Total
Births
Legitimate
555
537
1092
1144
Illegitimate
25
27
52
Birth Rate (RG)
169
Deaths
721
Death-rate (RG)
106
Number of Women dying in, or
in consequence of, childbirth from 1
Sepsis
3
Other Causes
3
Deaths of Infants under one year
of age per 1,000 births
Legitimate
586
Illegitimate
154
Total
629
Deaths from
Total
Rate per 1000
of population
Measles (All Ages)
1
001
Whooping Cough (All Ages)
7
010
Diarrhoea (Under 2 years of age)
12
105
Diphtheria
24
035
Scarlet Fever
4
006
Influenza
17
025
Tuberculosis of the Lungs
34
050
Other Forms of Tuberculosis
11
016
All forms of Tuberculosis
45
066