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Ilford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: TABLE 1aTable showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England andWales for the Year 1936 ( Provisional figures).The rates for England and Wales have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of1936,but those for London and the Towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of1935.

TABLE 1a

Table showing comparison between the Birth-rate, Death-rate, etc., of Ilford, other Towns, and of England and

Wales for the Year 1936 ( Provisional figures).

The rates for England and Wales have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of1936,but those for London and the Towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of1935.

Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.
All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Yrs.)Total Deaths under 1 Year.
Live Births.Stillbirths.
England and Wales14.80.6112.10.01—0.070.010.050.070.140.525.959
122 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London14.90.6712.30.01—0.090.010.060.080.140.458.263
143 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931)15.00.6411.50.00—0.040.010.040.050.150.393.455
London13.60.5312.50.01—0.140.010.060.050.140.5214.466
ILFORD (Estimated) Gross Population 157,300 mid. 193614.00. 418.20. 00—0.0600. 00.020. 030. 130.284.543. 4