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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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table ii.
Showing Birth-rate, Death-rate and Infant Death-rate for Ealing for the Years 1911-1928.
| Year | Birth-rate | Death-rate | Infant Death-rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 121 | 76 |
| 1912 | 20.6 | 9.7 | 67 | |
| 1913 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 72 | |
| 1914 | 17.5 | 9.4 | 59 | |
| 1915 | 16.6 | 10.2 | 63 | |
| 1916 | 17.0 | 11.1 | 58 | 62 |
| 1917 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 63 | |
| 1918 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 76 | |
| 1919 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 65 | |
| 1920 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 47 | |
| 1921 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 63 | 55 |
| 1922 | 16.2 | 11.0 | 52 | |
| 1923 | 15.6 | 10.6 | 58 | |
| 1924 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 47 | |
| 1925 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 66 | |
| 1926 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 55 | |
| 1927 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 56 | |
| 1928 | 14.9 | 9.6 | 41 | |
The causes of death of infants in 1928 are indicated in Table III,
in which the causes of death for the year are compared with those
in the preceding eight years.
In Table III a the ages at which death occurred in children
under twelve months old are indicated. It is noteworthy that 33,
or 54 percent. of the total 61 deaths, occurred under four weeks old.
This gives an infant death-rate occurring under four weeks of 22.