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Southall 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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T able No. 5.

Vital Statistics compared with other Areas.

BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1938. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns).

(Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)

England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative CountySouthall
Rates per 1,000 Population
Births :—
Live15. 115. 015. 413. 415.75
Still0.600.650.600.480.59
Deaths :—
All Causes11. 611. 711. 011. 48.64
Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers0.000.000.000.000.00
Smallpox
Measles0.040.050.030.060.01
Scarlet fever0.010.010.010.010.00
Whooping Cough0.030.030.020.030.03
Diphtheria0.070.070.060.050.15
Influenza0.110.100.110.060.57
Notifications :—
Smallpox0.000.000.00
Scarlet fever2.412.602.582.056.01
Diphtheria1.581.851.531.901.89
Enteric fever0.030.030.040.050.01
Erysipelas0.400.460.390.460.34
Pneumonia1.101.280.980.980.55
Rates per 1,000 Live Births
Deaths under 1 year of age5357515765
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age5.57.83.013.19.69
Maternal Mortality :—
Puerperal Sepsis0.89Not available2.43
Others2.19
Total3.08
Rate s per 1,000 To|tal Births (i.e. Live and S till)
Maternal Mortality:—
Puerperal Sepsis0.86Not available2.33
Others2.11
Total2.97
Notifications—
Puerperal fever14.4218.0812.513.534.67
Puerperal pyrexia15.46