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Ealing 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: Comparison of Vital Statistics of Ealing with those of England and Wales, etc., 1924.

Comparison of Vital Statistics of Ealing with those of England and Wales, etc., 1924.

England and Wales105 Great Towns (including London)LondonEaling
Birth Rate18.819.418.714.3
Death Rate12.212.312.111.1
Infant Death Rate75806947
Measles Death Rate0.120.180.290.10
Whooping Cough Death Rate0.100.120.110.00
Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs. per 1,000 Births)7.39.28.45.10
Diphtheria Death Rate0.060.080.120.08
Scarlet Fever Death Rate0.020.030.030.03
Influenza Death Rate0.490.450.360.45

Table: VITAL STATISTICS.The Populationat the Census of 1921 was 67,755, and was distributed in the Wards as follows:—TABLE I.

VITAL STATISTICS.

The Populationat the Census of 1921 was 67,755, and was distributed in the Wards as follows:—

TABLE I.

Ward.Families or separate occupiersPopulation.Persons per Acre.
MalesFemalesTotal
No 1 or Drayton1,8683,3884,1477,53521.7
No 2 or Castlebar2,7304,2546,65110,90519.5
No 3 or Mount Park1,8582,8395,1537,9929.4
No. 4 or Lammas3,8727,4468,44915,89553.9
No. 5 or Manor3,8536,5678,48515,05243.0
No. 6 or Grange2,5664,4175,95910,37618.9
Total16,74728,91138,84467,75523.0