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Southall-Norwood 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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COMPARATIVE TABLE (b).
| Year. | Deaths. | Rate. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 237 | 8.2 | 28,787 |
| 1921 | 269 | 8.7 | 30,261 |
| 1922 | 269 | 8.6 | 30,261 |
| 1923 | 246 | 7.8 | 31,360 |
| 1924 | 287 | 9.03 | 31,800 |
| 1925 | 245 | 8.2 | 32,220 |
INFANT MORTALITY DURING 1925.
Whole District.
The total number of deaths under one year of age was 26.
Rate per 1,000 births, 50.58. The rate in England and Wales
was 75, and for the 157 smaller towns, 74 per 1,000.
TABLES OF INFANT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES IN WEEKS AND MONTHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Birth | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | - | - | 9 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Other Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Defined Diseases | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | -_ | 5 |
| Whooping Dough | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26 |