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Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table No. 4.
Vital Statistics compared with other Areas.
BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATHRATES,
AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR
1941. (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 Civilian Population | |||||
| Births:— Live | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 | |
| Still | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.33 | |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 16.3 | |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Whooping Cough | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.03 | |
| Influenza | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.01 | |
| Diphtheria | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 0.93 | |
| Enteric fever | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.05 | |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.50 | |
| Pneumonia | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.07 | |
| Measles | 10.33 | 8.27 | 10.47 | 4.77 | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.30 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4.39 | 4.37 | 45.0 | 3.50 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 59 | 71 | 56 | 68 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | |
| Rates per 1,000 T otal Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.48 | Not available | |||
| Others | 1.75 | ||||
| Total | 2.23 | ||||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 11.91 | 15.64 | 943 | 2.29 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 19.3 | ||||