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Ealing 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE I.
| England and Wales | 107 Great Towns (including London) | London | Ealing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 16.7 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| Death-rate | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
| Infant Death-rate | 65 | 70 | 67 | 41 |
| Measles Death-rate | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.04 |
| Whooping Cough Death-rate | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years per 1,000 Births) | 7.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 2.7 |
| Diphtheria Death-rate | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Scarlet Fever Death-rate | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Influenza Death-rate | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The population at the middle of the year is estimated by the
Registrar-General as 98,660 ; that at the end of the year, after the
inclusion in the Borough of the Parish of Northolt, which took
place on the 1st October, as 100,250. The former figure is taken
for calculation of the birth and death rates as the births and deaths
occurring in Northolt previous to its inclusion are not assigned
to the Borough.
During the year the natural increase in the population, or the
excess of births over deaths, was 438.
At the Census in 1921 the total population for the area was
89,697.
The Census returns for 1921 indicate that there were 18,497
structurally separate dwellings occupied in the area now included
in the Borough, that there were 111,282 rooms occupied and that
there were 1.24 rooms per person.
The area of the Borough since the inclusion of Northolt is
9,135 acres and the density of population, or number of persons
per acre, is therefore 11.