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Ilford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The infant mortality rate for 1928 for Ilford compares favourably
with that of 65 for England and Wales, 67 for London, and
70 for the 107 towns having a population exceeding 50,000.
The following table compares the infant mortality in Ilford with that in other extra London areas. These are provisional figures issued by the Registrar-General.
| Croydon | 53 | West Ham | 64 |
| Willesden | 56 | East Ham | 49 |
| Tottenham | 53 | Wimbledon | 52 |
| Enfield | 60 | Walthamstow | 51 |
| Leyton | 48 | Ealing | 40 |
| Acton | 55 | Hornsey | 63 |
| Ilford | 45 | ||
The following table shows the infant mortality in each Ward of the district:—
| Ward. | Sex. | No. of Births. | No. of Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births both sexes together. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928. | 1927. | 1926. | |||||
| North Hainault | M. | 158 | 8 | 50.6 | 48.3 | 49.8 | 50.6 |
| F. | 111 | 5 | 45.0 | ||||
| Cranbrook | M. | 67 | 6 | 89.5 | 67.8 | 38.0 | 30.0 |
| F. | 51 | 2 | 39.2 | ||||
| Park | M. | 97 | 3 | 30.9 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 26.6 |
| F. | 88 | 1 | 11.4 | ||||
| Seven Kings | M. | 105 | 2 | 19.0 | 29.1 | 46.6 | 49.1 |
| F. | 101 | 4 | 39.6 | ||||
| South Hainault | M. | 58 | 3 | 51.7 | 354 | 56.0 | 79.4 |
| F. | 55 | 1 | 18.2 | ||||
| Loxford | M. | 111 | 7 | 63.0 | 54.5 | 45.2 | 34.8 |
| F. | 91 | 4 | 44.0 | ||||
| Clementswood | M. | 96 | 5 | 52.1 | 29.7 | 49.2 | 63.1 |
| F. | 106 | 1 | 9.4 | ||||
| Goodmayes | M. | 160 | 13 | 81.2 | 77.1 | 42.8 | 40.8 |
| F. | 151 | 11 | 72.8 | ||||
If the deaths of infants occurring in the Village Homes, Barkingside
(3 males and 0 females) are added to the infant deaths occurring
in the North Hainault Ward, there is an infant mortality rate of 59-5
(69.6 M. and 45.0 F.) per 1,000 births for that ward.
The above table only accounts for 1,606 of the total births
registered and belonging to the district. The remaining 133 are
included by the Registrar-General as belonging to Ilford, but have
not been allocated by him to the various wards.