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Births.—The total number of births, 2,085, is the highest
yearly total recorded in the Borough, and the birth-rate of 14.4
per thousand of population shows an increase on the birth-rate
of 13.9 recorded in the previous year. The birth-rate for Ealing
is a little lower than the rate for England and Wales which is 14.8.
A table showing the birth-rates in recent years is to be found on
page 10.
Deaths.—The total number of deaths, 1,434, is the highest
yearly total recorded in the borough. The death-rate of 9.9 per
thousand of population is, however, the same as in the previous
year, the increased number of deaths being balanced by the increase
in population. The death-rate for the Borough is well below the
death-rate of 12.1 for England and Wales.
By multiplying the death-rate for Ealing by the " comparability
factor " supplied by the Registrar General the death-rate
for the Borough can be made comparable with that 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 of 9.9.
The table on page 12 indicates the causes of the 1,434 deaths
which have been assigned to the Borough. It will be seen that
heart disease and cancer are the predominating causes of death,
no less than 592 of the total deaths, or 41 per cent. coming under
these headings. In the previous year 37 per cent. of the deaths
were due to heart disease and cancer. Pulmonary tuberculosis,
with 69 deaths, accounted for the third highest number from an
individual cause although the number of deaths due to this disease
shows a marked reduction on the total of 94 in the previous year.
The deaths from the various infectious diseases are commented
upon in a later section of this report, but it will be seen in the
following table that in 1936, compared with 1935, there was a
reduction from 15 to 8 in the deaths from diphtheria and an increase
from 17 to 29 in the deaths from influenza.