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Southall 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table No. 5.
BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1937. (England and Wales, London, 125 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.)
| England and Wales | 125 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Southall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Births :— Live | 14. 9 | 14. 9 | 15.3 | 13. 3 | 15.79 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.64 |
| Deaths :— All Causes | 12. 4 | 12. 5 | 11. 9 | 12. 3 | 9.19 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Influenza | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
| Violence | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.41 |
| Notifications :— Smallpox | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.42 | 2.09 | 2.73 |
| Diphtheria | 1.49 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 2.30 |
| Enteric feve | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.32 |
| Pneumonia | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Briths | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 58 | 62 | 55 | 60 | 58 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
| Maternal Mortality :— Puerperal Sepsis | 0.97 | Not available | 2.4 | ||
| Others | 2.26 | ||||
| Total | 3.23 | ||||
| Rate s per 1,000 To tal Births (i.e. Live and S till) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality :— Puerperal Sepsis | 0.94 | Not available | 2.37 | ||
| Others | 2.17 | ||||
| Total | 3.11 | ||||
| Notifications— Puerperal fever | 13.93 | 17.59 | 11.52 | 4.15 | 11.8 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14.34 | ||||