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Ealing 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS, 1925.
Population (Estimated 1925) 68,410
Population (Census, 1921) 67,755
Population (Census, 1911) 61,222
Area of Borough in Acres 2,947
Number of Structurally Separate Dwellings (1921) 14,967
Assessable Value (District Rate) £568,330
Net Produce of a Penny Rate £2,305
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1925.
Births:—
Legitimate Males, 454 Females, 460 Total, 9141
Illegitimate Males, 23 Females, 24 Total, 47 961
Birth-rate 14.0
Deaths: Males, 302 Females, 383 Total 685
Death-rate (Crude) 10.0
Death-rate (Standardised) 9.1
Deaths of Infants under 1 year:—
Legitimate Males, 28 Females, 23 Total, 511 54
Illegitimate Males, — Females, 3 Total, 3
Infant Death-rate per 1,000 Births:—
Legitimate, 55.8 Illegitimate, 63.8 Total 56
Death-rate
Total per 1,000
Deaths Population
Measles — —
Whooping Cough 3 0.04
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age, per 1,000 births) 3 3.12
Diphtheria 4 0.06
Scarlet Fever 1 0.01
Influenza 24 0.35
Tuberculosis of Lung 39 0.57
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 13 0.19
All Forms of Tuberculosis 52 0.76