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Ealing 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS, 1929.

SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS, 1929.

Population (Estimated 1929)104,000
Population (Census, 1921)89,697
Population (Census, 1911)81,415
Area of Borough in Acres9,135
Number of Structurally Separate Dwellings (1921)18,497
Assessable Value (District Rate), October, 1929 £1,055,513
Net Produce of a Penny Rate£4,259
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1929.
Births:—
Legitimate Males, 749 Females, 706 Total, 1,4551,529
Illegitimate Males, 32 Females, 42 Total, 74
Birth-rate14.7
Deaths : Males, 613 Females, 683 Total1,296
Death-rate (Crude)12.4
Death-rate (Standardised)11.3
Deaths of Infants under 1 year:—
Legitimate : Males, 40 Females, 28 Total, 6873
Illegitimate : Males, 4 Females, 1 Total, 5
Infant Death-rate per 1,000 Births:—
Legitimate, 47 Illegitimate, 67 Total48
Total DeathsDeath-rate per 1,000 population
Measles00.00
Whooping Cough170.16
Diphtheria80.08
Scarlet Fever30.03
Influenza920.88
Tuberculosis of Lung870.83
Other Forms of Tuberculosis130.12
All Forms of Tuberculosis1000.96
Death-rate per 1,000 Births
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)63.9
Number of Women dying in or in consequence of Childbirth:—
From Sepsis-----
Other Causes31.96