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Teddington 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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Table: Vital Statistics. Table No. 1.Births and Birth Rates, 1927-1936

Vital Statistics. Table No. 1.

Births and Birth Rates, 1927-1936

YearTeddingtonEngland and Wales
BirthsRate per 1,000 livingRate per 1,000 living
192736016.516.7
192833615.316.7
192933615.016.3
193032514.516.3
193137115.815.8
193234314.615.3
193329612.714.4
193432514.0914.8
193529812.8714.7
193634714.814.8

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(3) DEATHS.
The nett deaths registered in the District during 1936
numbered 260, and were made up as follows: males 140,
females 120.
The crude death rate per 1,000 of the population for
the year was 11.1. The adjusted death rate per 1,000 of
the population was 10.8. (Comparability factor 0.98.)
The death rate for England and Wales was 121.
(4) MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH.
An analysis of the death returns shows that the main
causes of death in this locality are (a) diseases of the heart
and circulatory system and (b) cancer.
There has been no change in the relative positions of
these first two main causes of death for a number of years.
0) Diseases of the Circulatory System.
Ninety-three deaths during the year were due to heart
disease, aneurysm, cerebral haemorrhage and other
circulatory diseases.
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