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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
Southall 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table 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 1939. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns).
| England and Wales | 126 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 | 15.00 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 15.28 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.04 | 0.36 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.1 | 12.00 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 8.68 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.57 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 2.34 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.30 |
| Enteric fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.61 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 58 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and | |||||
| Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.00 | 8.2 | 49.1 |
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.77 | Not available | 3.74 | ||
| Others | 2.16 | ||||
| Total | 293 | ||||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.74 | Not available | 3.65 | ||
| Others | 2.08 | ||||
| Total | 2.82 | ||||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 14.35 | 17.26 | 12.99 | 3.31 | 9.74 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14.22 | ||||