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Ealing 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Births.—The birth-rate for the Borough of 13.9 per thousand
of population is less than in the previous year, when it was 15.0,
and when for the first time on record the birth rate for Ealing
exceeded that for England and Wales. The birth rate of 13.9
for the year under review is low but is, however, above the
lowest figure for the Borough of 12.7 which was recorded in 1933.

The marked contrast between the birth rates for the wards in the old Borough and for those in the developing areas is again most striking.

Population.Births.Birth-rate.
Ealing (Drayton, Castlebar, Mount Park, Grange, Manor, Lammas)69,40170110.1
Hanwell (Grosvenor, Hanwell South and North)33,14644113.3
Greenford and Northolt35,00376521.9

Deaths.—The total number of deaths, 1,357, is the highest
yearly total recorded in the Borough, but despite this the death-rate
of 9.9 per thousand of population is the second lowest death rate
since 1914. The reason, of course, is that as the population increases
the deaths are bound to increase somewhat in proportion. The
death-rate, however, indicates that the mortality in the Borough
as a whole, is decreasing. The death-rate for the Borough, 9.9,
is well below the rate of 11.7 for England and Wales.
By multiplying the death-rate for Ealing by the "comparability
factor" supplied by the Registrar General in the previous
year the death-rate for the Borough can be made comparable with
those of other districts. The "factor" for Ealing is 1.01, which
makes the "comparable" death-rate 10.0, very little different from
the standard-rate, 9.9.