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Southall 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table V
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 YEAR 1947. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.) (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| 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 | 20.50 | 23.30 | 22.20 | 22.70 | 20.16 |
| Still | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.39 |
| Deaths :— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.00 | 13.00 | 11.90 | 12.80 | 8.67 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Notifications :— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1-37 | 1.31 | 1.58 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.97 |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 5.93 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.24 |
| Whooping cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 1.28 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 41 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 33 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.51 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e.Live and Still | |||||
| Notifications :— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 716 | 899 | 6.27 | 1.21 | 15.9 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | *6.94 | ||||
MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales). Per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths.
| Abortion with Sepsis | Abortion without Sepsis | Puerperal Infections | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.85 |
Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales).
| With Sepsis | Without Sepsis |
|---|---|
| 9 | 5 |
•Including Puerperal Fever
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