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Southall 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table IV
BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1950. (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 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 13.98 |
| Still | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.21 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 8.52 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 039 | 0.27 |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications (corrected): | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 1.58 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.99 |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 12.45 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 4.53 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis): | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Non.Paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 29.8 | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 25.41 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | — |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||
| Notifications (corrected): | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 | 3.75 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | |||||