Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE 1 A .
Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and
Wales for the Year 1930.
Birthrate per 1,000 Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Causes of Death certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
England and Wales | 16.3 | 11.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 6.0 | 60 | 90.4 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.6 | 11.5 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.50 | 8.3 | 64 | 90.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000—50,000) | 16.2 | 10.5 | 0 .00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0 .13 | 0.43 | 4.4 | 55 | 91.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
London | 15.7 | 11.4 | 0 .01 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 9.9 | 59 | 88.3 | 7.4 | 0.0 |
ILFORD (Estimated Gross Population 116,200) (mid 1929) | 15.9 | 8.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.11l | 0.09 | 0.19 | 4.8 | 33 | 96.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |