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Ilford 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | |||||
| North Hainault | M. | 197 | 8 | 40.6 | 38.3 | 47.0 | 48.3 |
| F. | 194 | 7 | 36.0 | ||||
| Cranbrook | M. | 47 | 2 | 42.5 | 56.1 | 50.5 | 67.8 |
| F. | 42 | 3 | 71.4 | ||||
| Park | M. | 87 | 6 | 68.9 | 45.4 | 58.8 | 20.5 |
| F. | 89 | 2 | 22.4 | ||||
| Seven Kings | M. | 95 | 1 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 63.1 | 29.1 |
| F. | 112 | 1 | 8.9 | ||||
| South Hainault | M. | 67 | 2 | 29.8 | 32.7 | 42.4 | 35.4 |
| F. | 55 | 2 | 36.3 | ||||
| Loxford | M. | 83 | 5 | 60.2 | 40.7 | 69.2 | 54.5 |
| F. | 89 | 2 | 22.4 | ||||
| Clements wood | M. | 91 | 3 | 32.9 | 26.3 | 41.0 | 29.7 |
| F. | 99 | 2 | 20.2 | ||||
| Goodmayes | M. | 160 | 8 | 50.0 | 45.3 | 60.7 | 77.1 |
| F. | 149 | 6 | 40.2 | ||||
If the death of 1 male infant occurring in the Village Homes,
Barkingside, is added to the infant deaths occurring in the North
Hainault Ward, there is an infant mortality rate of 40.9 (45.6 M. and
36.0 F.) per 1,000 births for that ward.
The above table only accounts for 1,656 of the total births
registered and belonging to the district. The remaining 189 are
included by the Registrar-General as belonging to Ilford, but have
not been allocated by him to the various wards.
54 births were registered in this district belonging to other
areas. These have not been included in the foregoing figures.
3 births (2 males and 1 female) were re-registered, and these
are also not included in the above figures.
An analysis of the figures in the foregoing table will show
that the infant mortality rate has risen in the Cranbrook Ward only.
A statement as to the ages at, and causes of, infant deaths
in the various wards is given below:—
In the North Hainault Ward there were 15 infant deaths, exclusive
of one dying at the Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside.