London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Ealing 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Live Births (for calculating Birth-Rates):—
Legitimate Males, 1,200 Females, 1,149 Total, 2,349
Illegitimate Males, 37 Females, 42 Total, 79— 2,428
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 14.8
Live Births (for calculating Infant Mortality Rates):—
Legitimate Males, 1,183 Females, 1,138 Total, 2,321
Illegitimate Males, 37 Females, 42 Total, 79— 2,400
Still-Births:—
Males, 45 Females, 40 Total 85
Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births)
Deaths : Males, 747 Females, 793Total 1,540
Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 9.5
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
Legitimate Males, 56 Females, 52 Total, 108
Illegitimate Males, 1 Females, 6 Total, 7— 115
Death-Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 48
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 47
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 88
Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and
Childbath:—
From Sepsis 1 Death-Rate per 1,000
„ „ Total Births 0.42
From other Causes 8 „ „ 3.33
Total 9 „ „ 3.75
Total
Deaths
Death-Rate
per 1,000
Population
Measles —
Whooping Cough 10.01
Diphtheria 4 0.02
Scarlet Pever —
Influenza 28 0.17
Tuberculosis of Lung 87 0.54
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 18 .0.11 '
Death-Rate
per 1,000
Live-Births
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 6 2.5