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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The comparative figures for previous years were as follows:
| Year. | No. of Deaths under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 79 | |
| 1916 | 89 | 60 |
| 1917 | 70 | |
| 1918 | 73 | 69 |
| 1919 | 71 | |
| 1920 | 90 | 54 |
| 1921 | 76 | 50.9 |
| 1922 | 80 | 54.2 |
| 1923 | 66 | 41.1 |
| 1924 | 62 | 43.2 |
The infant mortality rate for 1924 for Ilford compares favourably
with that of 75 for England and Wales, 69 for London, and
80 for the 105 towns having a population exceeding 50,000.
The following table compares the Infant Mortality in Ilford with that in other extra London areas :—
| Croydon | 55 | West Ham | 69 |
| Willesden | 76 | East Ham | 65 |
| Tottenham | 74 | Wimbledon | 77 |
| Enfield | 50 | Walthamstow | 69 |
| Leyton | 65 | Ealing | 39 |
| Acton | Hornsey | 49 | |
| Ilford | 43 | ||
The following Table shows the Infant Mortality in each Ward of the district :—
| Ward. | Sex. | Number of Births. | No. of Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births both sexes together. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. | 1923. | 1922. | |||||
| Cranbrook | M. | 49 | 2 | 40.8 | 28.3 | 39.3 | 69.7 |
| F. | 57 | 1 | 17.5 | ||||
| Park | M. | 85 | 5 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 55.9 | 23.1 |
| F. | 84 | 5 | 59.5 | ||||
| Seven Kings | M. | 77 | 1 | 130 | 34.5 | 29.3 | 31.6 |
| F. | 68 | 4 | 58.8 | ||||
| North Hainault | M. | 71 | 8 | 112.7 | 71.9 | 24.1 | 80.6 |
| F. | 68 | 2 | 29.4 | ||||
| Loxford | M. | 118 | 4 | 33.9 | 37.2 | 33.1 | 45.8 |
| F. | 97 | 4 | 41.2 | ||||
| Clementswood | M. | 98 | 4 | 40.8 | 29.7 | 45.4 | 61.3 |
| F. | 104 | 2 | 19.2 | ||||
| South Hainault | M. | 180 | 11 | 61.1 | 49.3 | 42.6 | 55.7 |
| F. | 185 | 7 | 37.8 | ||||
If the deaths of infants occurring in the Village Homes,
Barkingside (1 male and 1 female) are added to the infant
deaths occurring in the North Hainault Ward, there is an
infant mortality rate of 86.3 (126.8 M. and 44.1 F.) per 1,000
births for that ward.