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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Total Deaths | Death-Rate per 1,000 Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 71 | 0.55 |
| Tuberculosis of Lung | 63 | 0.49 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 17 | 0.13 Death-Rate per 1,000 Live-Births |
| Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 5 | 3.1 |
table I.
Comparison of Vital Statistics of Ealing with those of England and Wales, Etc., 1933.
| England and Wales | 118 Great Towns (including London) | London | Ealing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-Rate | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
| Death-Rate | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 10.1 |
| Infant Death-Rate | 64 | 67 | 59 | 50 |
| Measles Death-Rate | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | — |
| Whooping Cough Death-Rate | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria Death-Rate | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever Death-Rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Influenza Death-Rate | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 |
| Diarrhoea under two years per 1,000 Births) | 7.1 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 3.1 |
Birth-Rate.—The birth-rate of 12.7 per thousand of
population shows a marked decrease on previous years and is
the lowest on record for the Borough, being even less than the
abnormally low rate recorded in 1918 at the end of the period of
the War. The extent of the decrease in the birth-rate can be
seen in Table II and the decrease is particularly noticeable as the
birth-rate for the Borough has fluctuated only slightly during
the past nine years. The birth-rates for England and Wales (14.4),
for the 118 Great Towns (14.4), and for London (13.2) are all higher
than the birth-rate for Ealing.