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Southall 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table IV.

Vital Statistics compared with other Areas.

BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR1942.(England and Wales, London,126Great Towns and148Smaller 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 civilian Population
Births:—
Live15817.318414.0
Still0.540.660.620.48
Deaths:—
All Causes11.613.312.113.9
Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers0.000.000.000.00
Smallpox
Measles0.010.020.010.01
Scarlet Fever0.000.000.000.00
Whooping Cough0.020.030.020.04
Diphtheria0.050.060.040.02
Influenza0.090.090.100.07
Notifications:—
Smallpox0.000.000.00
Scarlet fever2.192.492.341.86
Diphtheria1.051.350.910.76
Typhoid fever0.010.010.010.02
Erysipelas0.300.360.260.43
Pneumonia1.071.300.940.94
Measles7.469.277.398.62
Cerebro.spinal fever0.140.170.120.15
Whooping Cough1.731.971.582.72
Rates per 1,000 Live Births
Deaths under 1 year of ageDeaths from Diarrhoea and49594660
Enteritis under 2 years of age5.27.54.88.6
Maternal Mortality :—(Excluding Abortion
Puerperal Sepsis0.42Not available
Others1.59
Total2.01
Notifications:—
Puerperal fever12.6115.9410.803.10
Puerperal pyrexia17.69