[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton].

  • Acton (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1927]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    14 Drains tested, exposed for examination, etc 107 Smoke observations taken 133 Smoke nuisances abated on service of notice 10 Nuisances from pigs and other animals abated Nil Notifications of waste of water sent to Metropolitan Water Board 358 BIRTHS. Table 7 gives particulars of the births registered and notified in the district, and the births registered outside the district; certain explanations are necessary to explain what appear to be discrepancies in the figures. The total numbrrs of births are those registered during the calendar year (i.e. January 1st—December 31st inclusive) and are corrected for inward and outward transfers. These figures are received from the Registrar General, and differ, therefore, from uncorrected figures compiled locally either for the calendar year or for a period of fifty-two or fifty-three weeks. The total figure—1098 births—is the one received from the Registrar General, but it differs very little from the figures compiled locally. 935 births were notified inside the district, and 139 names were received from outside authorities. In addition 30 were registered in the district, which had not previously been notified. These figures give a total of 1,104, compiled locally, compared with 1,098 received from the Registrar General. The number of births corresponds to an annual birth rate of 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, compared with 16.5 per 1,000 in 1925. Both the total number of births and the birth rate are higher than those of 1925, but there is reason to believe that the birth rate is not higher, and only appears so, for reasons which have been stated in the paragraph on the population of the district. The birth-rate for England and Wales was 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, for London 17.1 and for the 105 County Boroughs and large towns including London 18.2 per 1,000. In last year's report, the birth-rate was dealt with fully, and the conditions have not materially changed since the issue of that report. The birth-rates per 1,000 population in the different wards were as follows :— North-East. North-West. South-East. South-West. 16.8 14.7 12.3 24.