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Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Illegitimate Births and Deaths.
55 of the live births registered (24 males and 31 females) were
illegitimate, that is 2.5 per cent. of the births registered.
Three illegitimate children died under one year of age.
The deaths of the 3 illegitimate children occurred as follows:—
1 died at 1 month at the mother's own home from bronchopneumonia;
1 died at 2 months at King George Hospital, Ilford,
from marasmus and malnutrition; 1 died at 1 month at Oldchurch
Hospital, Romford, from prematurity.
The following table shows the death-rate of illegitimate and legitimate infants for the past ten years :—
| Year. | Illegitimate Infants. | Legitimate Infants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births. | Live Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births. | |
| 1936 | 55 | 3 | 55 | 2,158 | 93 | 43 |
| 1935 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 2,002 | 87 | 43 |
| 1934 | 59 | 4 | 68 | 1,902 | 72 | 38 |
| 1933 | 51 | 4 | 78 | 1,801 | 79 | 44 |
| 1932 | 29 | 2 | 69 | 1,958 | 77 | 39 |
| 1931 | 41 | 2 | 48 | 1,938 | 108 | 55 |
| 1930 | 36 | 3 | 83 | 1,809 | 58 | 32 |
| 1929 | 40 | 4 | 100 | 1,715 | 83 | 48 |
| 1928 | 35 | 10 | 286 | 1,704 | 69 | 40 |
| 1927 | 44 | 9 | 204 | 1,613 | 65 | 40 |
Maternal Mortality.
The total number of deaths due to childbirth during the year
was 4, which gives a maternal mortality rate (i.e., number of
deaths per 1,000 live births) of 1.8 (or 1.75 including stillbirths).
The causes of the deaths were as follows:—