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Ilford 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The deaths from pneumonia totalled 17, as compared with 11
for 1930. There were 30 deaths of premature infants as compared
with 17 in 1930.
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | |||||
| North Hainault | M. | 239 | 20 | 83.6 | 74.4 | 38.3 | 47.0 |
| F. | 204 | 13 | 63.7 | ||||
| Cranbrook | M. | 54 | 8 | 148.1 | 76.2 | 56.1 | 50.5 |
| F. | 64 | 1 | 15.6 | ||||
| Park | M. | 73 | 8 | 109.6 | 65.7 | 45.4 | 58.8 |
| F. | 64 | 1 | 15.6 | ||||
| Seven Kings | M. | 128 | 9 | 70.3 | 44.2 | 9.6 | 63.1 |
| F. | 98 | 1 | 10.2 | ||||
| South Hainault | M. | 66 | 6 | 90.9 | 52.6 | 32.7 | 42.4 |
| F. | 67 | 1 | 14.9 | ||||
| Loxford | M. | 103 | 6 | 58.2 | 76.5 | 40.7 | 69.2 |
| F. | 80 | 8 | 100.0 | ||||
| Clementswood | M. | 107 | 6 | 56.0 | 49.3 | 26.3 | 41.0 |
| F. | 116 | 5 | 4.31 | ||||
| Goodmayes | M. | 160 | 12 | 75.0 | 54.1 | 45.3 | 60.7 |
| F. | 154 | 5 | 32.4 | ||||
The above table only accounts for 1,777 of the total births
registered and belonging to the district. The remaining 202 are
included by the Registrar-General as belonging to Ilford, but have
not been allocated by him to the various wards.
44 births were registered in this district belonging to other
areas. These have not been included in the foregoing figures.
Three 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 each ward.