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Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The infant mortality rate for the district is higher than it
should be, from the fact that 1 death of a baby in the Girls'
Village Homes, Barkingside, is included, although the child
concerned was not born in Ilford.
If the death of this baby in the Girls' Village Homes is excluded
there remains an infant mortality rate for the district of
49.0 per 1,000 births.
The comparative figures for the past 10 years were as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Deaths. under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 90 | 54 |
| 1921 | 76 | 50.9 |
| 1922 | 80 | 54.2 |
| 1923 | 66 | 41.1 |
| 1924 | 62 | 43.2 |
| 1925 | 78 | 52.5 |
| 1926 | 68 | 45.1 |
| 1927 | 74 | 44.0 |
| 1928 | 79 | 45.4 |
| 1929 | 87 | 49.6 |
The rise in the infant mortality rate is chiefly due to the increase
in the number of deaths from pneumonia, there being 22 from this
cause in 1929 as compared with 11 for 1928. 8 of the 22 deaths
occurred in February when there was an outbreak of influenza.
The infant mortality rate for 1929 for Ilford compares favourably
with that of 74 for England and Wales, 70 for London, and
79 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 | 63 | West Ham | 77 |
| Willesden | 58 | East Ham | 57 |
| Tottenham | 62 | Wimbledon | 50 |
| Enfield | 54 | Walthamstow | 53 |
| Leyton | 58 | Ealing | 46 |
| Acton | 81 | Hornsey | 53 |
| Ilford | 50 | ||
The following table shows the infant mortality in each Ward
of the district:—