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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
| Area (in Acres) | 8,739 |
| Population (Census, 1931) | 117,707 |
| Population (estimated middle of 1946) | 178,080 |
| Rateable Value, 1st April, 1946 | £1,889,572 |
| Net Product of a Penny Rate, 1946-47 | £7,654 |
Live Births:—
Legitimate Males, 1,718 Females, 1,616 Total, 3,334
Illegitimate Males, 78 Females, 93 Total, 171
—3,505
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 19.7
Still-Births:—
Males, 40 Females, 43 Total 83
Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births) 23.1
Deaths: Males, 878 Females, 921 Total 1,799
Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 10.1
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
Legitimate Males, 49 Females, 35 Total, 84
Illegitimate Males, 3 Females, 6 Total, 9
— 93
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 27
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 25
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 52
Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and
Childbirth:—
From Sepsis 1 Death-Rate 1,000 Total Births 0.28
From other Causes 2 „ „ „ 0.56
Total 3 0.84
Total
Deaths
Measles 1
Whooping Cough 2
Diphtheria –
Scarlet Fever 2
Influenza 17
Tuberculosis of Lungs 78
Other Forms of Tuberculosis 15
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 4