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Ealing 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| England and Wales | 105 Great Towns (including London) | London | Ealing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 17.8 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 14.0 |
| Death-rate | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
| Infant Death-rate | 70 | 73 | 64 | 55 |
| Measles Death-rate | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
| Whooping Cough Death-rate | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years per 1,000 Births) | 8.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 3.89 |
| Diphtheria Death-rate | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever Death-rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Influenza Death-rate | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 027 |
VITAL STATISTICS,
Population.
The population of the whole area in the middle of 1926, as estimated
by the Registrar-General, was 91,783,—Ealing 69,050,
Hanwell 20,920 and Greenford 1,813. During the year the natural
increase in the population, which is the excess of births over
deaths, was 296.
At the Census of 1921 the total population for the three areas
was 89,697.
The Census returns for 1921 indicate that there were 18,497
structurally separate dwellings occupied in the area now combined,
that there were 111,282 rooms occupied and that there were 1.24
rooms per person.
The area of the extended Borough is 7,055 acres, and the
density of population, or number of persons per acre, is therefore
13.0.
The Birth-rate is low compared with the rates for England
and Wales and for London, which were 17.8 and 17.1 respectively.
The number of births assigned to the whole of the area was 1,285,