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Southall 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table IV
BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE.RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE
YEAR 1951.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Southall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Births: | |||||
| Live | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 12.69 |
| Still | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 9.91 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.65 |
| Notifications (corrected): | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.56 |
| Whooping cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 | 3.99 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | i4.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 | 20.30 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 1 .96 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including | |||||
| polioencephalitis): | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Non.paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.18 |
| Food poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.59 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.6(0) | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 21.25 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.42 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||
| Notifications (corrected): | |||||
| Puerperal fever and pyrexia | 10.66 | 13.77 | 8.08 | 14.90 | 15.19 |
(a) per 1,000 related live births.
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