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Southall 1948
[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 YEAR 1948. (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 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 17.74 |
| Still | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.40 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 1o.8 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 8.28 |
| Typhois and paratyphoid fevers | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.48 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | 0.02 |
| Scarlet fever | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | o.o1 | o.oo |
| Diphtheria | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.o1 | o.oo |
| Influenza | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | o.oo |
| Tuberculosis | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.33 |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | o.o1 | o.o1 | o.o1 | o.oo | o.oo |
| Notifications: | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | - | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.73 | 1.9 | 182 | 1.37 | 1.95 |
| Diphtheria | 0.08 | o.i | 0.09 | o.1 | 0.12 |
| Typhoid fever | o.o1 | o.oo | o.o1 | o.oo | o.oo |
| Erysipelas | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | o.34 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 1.21 |
| Measles | 934 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 | 14.73 |
| Cerebro.spinal fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Whooping cough | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 3.77 |
| Paratyphoid fever | o.o1 | o.o1 | o.o1 | o.o1 | o.oo |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Acute polioencephalitis | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo | o.oo |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 34 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 33 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.02 |
| Rat es per 1,000 T otal (i.e. Live and Still) B irths | |||||
| Notifications: | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 689 | 8.9 | 4.71 | 7.34 | 3.92 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | |||||