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Southall 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1940. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns).
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| 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 Civilian Population | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live | 14.6 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 13.88 |
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.29 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 10.35 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | - | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.11 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 1.1O |
| Diphtheria | 1.l6 | 1 29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 1.87 |
| Enteric fever | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0 .13 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | |
| Measles | 10.24 | 9.23 | 9.99 | 1.78 | 5.98 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | - |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 5° | 72 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 46 | 59 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 19.53 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.52 | Not available | 5.4 | ||
| Others | 1.64 | ||||
| Total | 2.16 | ||||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 11.96 | 13.90 | 9.73 | 3.34 | 9.56 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 13.30 | ||||