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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 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1.—General Statistics.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY, 1.—General Statistics.

Area of District in Statute Acres—Land8,470
,, ,, ,, Inland Water26
,, ,, ,, Tidal Water7
Enumerated Population (Census 1911)78,188
,, ,, (Census 1921)85,194
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population middle of 192593,590
Number of Inhabited Houses, 192118,606
,, Families or Separate Occupiers, 192120,059
Density of Population, i.e., Number of persons per acre (including public institutions and calculated on the Registrar-General's estimate of the population)110
1924-25.1925-26.
Rateable Value—Houses£517,639 0 0£541,210 0 0
,, Land6,021 0 05,923 0 0
£523,660 0 0£547,133 0 0

Table: Sum represented by a penny rate in 1925, £2,185.

Sum represented by a penny rate in 1925, £2,185.

Education Rate—1924.1925.
Elementary2s. 2¾d. in the £.2s. 6½d. in the £.
Higher0s. 4½d.0s. 5d.
in the £.in the £.
Assessable value£512,198 0 0£523,770 0 0
General District Rate7s. 2d. in the £.7s. 2d. in the £.
Poor Rate7s. 8d. in the £.8s. 6d. in the £.

Table: 2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

2.—Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

1924.1925.
Total Number of Births Registered—
Legitimate14051437
Illegitimate3149
14361486
Birth rate per 1,000 of population16.216.5