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The death-rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population
of 128,266, is 9.per 1,000, as compared with 8.1 in 1930; 9.7 in
1929; 8.4 in 1928; 9.6 in 1927; 8.7 in 1926; 9.9 in 1925; 9.9 in
1924; 9.5 in 1922; 9.5 in 1923; 9.5in 1922: 9.2 in 1921.
Inquests.—During the year, 51 inquests were held in the
district, 37 on Ilford residents, and 14 on non-residents.
The ages at death and causes assigned were as follows:—
Under 1-2 2-5 5-15 15-25 25-45 45-65 65 years and
1 year, years, years, years, years. years. years. upwards.
5 — — 9 ' 6 7 14 10
Causes of inquest-deaths under 1 year.
Cause of death unaseertainable owing to decomposition 1
Want of proper attention at birth 1
Accidental suffocation by meconium whilst being born 1
Accidental asphyxia by a caul being over child's mouth
and nose when born. 1
Accidental death from Toxaemia and Pneumonia following
scalds 1
Causes of inquest-deaths over 1 year:—
Accidents 31
Suicides 10
Found drowned 1
Rupture of Aortic Aneurism 1
Cerebral Haemorrhage 1
Myocardial Degeneration; Over-exertion, Swimming; Overloaded
Stomach 1
Myocardial Degeneration. Shock of surgical operation
properly performed 1
Death-Rates from Tuberculosis and Cancee, 1931.
The following Table shows the death-rates for 1931 for Ilford,
compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales
for the same period, per 1,000 population