London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Live Births :— Legitimate Males, 1,007 Females, 987 Total, 1,994 | 2,085 |
| Illegitimate Males, 38 Females, 53 Total, 91 | |
| Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | 14.4 |
| Still-Births :— Males, 48 Females, 23 Total | 71 |
| Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births) | 33 |
| Deaths : Males, 671 Females, 763 Total | 1,434 |
| Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | 9.9 |
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age :— Legitimate Males, 53 Females, 38 Total, 91 | 102 |
| Illegitimate Males, 6 Females, 5 Total, 11 | |
| Death-Rate of Infants under one year of age :— All Infants per 1,000 Live Births | 49 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births | 46 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | 121 |
Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Childbirth :—
| From Sepsis | 1 | Death Rate per 1,000 Total Births | 0.47 | ||
| From other Causes | 1 | ,, ,, | 0.47 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0.93 | |||
| Total Deaths | Death-Rate per 1,000 Population | ||||
| Measles | 3 | 0.02 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 0.03 | |||
| Diphtheria | 8 | 0.06 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 0.01 | |||
| Influenza | 29 | 0.20 | |||
| Tuberculosis of Lung | 69 | 0.48 | |||
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 19 | 0.13 | |||
| Death-Rate per 1,000 Live-Births | |||||
| Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 7 | 3.4 | |||