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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Ilford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: SECTION A.STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

SECTION A.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area (in Acres)Land 8,4028,435
Inland Water 26
Tidal Water 7
Population (Census, 1931)131,061
„ (Census, 1921)85,194
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population, June 30th, 1936157,300
„ 30th, 1935151,390
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1936) according to Rate Books42,000 (approx.)
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1936 (Houses and Land)£1378,288
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1936£5,490 (approx.)
Education Rate—1935-36.1936-37.
Elementary2s. 4.36d. in the £.2s. 5.76d. in the£.
Higher (County)0s. 6.75d in the £.0s. ,83d. in the £.
,, (Ilford Council)0s. .05d in the £.0s. .05d. in the £.
Combined Rate (all services)12. 4d. in the £.12s. 6d. in the £.
Social conditions, including the chief industries carried on in the area, and the influence of any particular occupation on public health :— Vide Annual Report for 1925.
TotalM.F.19361935
Live BirthsLegitimate2,1581,1581,0001Birth
Illegitimate552431Rate14.413.9