Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in Acres) | Land | 8,402 | 8,435 | |||||
Inland Wate | 26 | |||||||
Tidal Water | 7 | |||||||
Population (Census, 1931) | 131,061 | |||||||
,, (Census, 1921) | 85,194 | |||||||
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population : | ||||||||
June 30th, 1939, for purposes of birth rate | 169,800 | |||||||
,, ,, ,, average population for calculation of death rate | 161,600 | |||||||
June 30th, 1938 | 166,900 | |||||||
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1939) according to Rate Books | 42,900 (approx.) | |||||||
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1939 (Houses and Land) | £1,556,101 | |||||||
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1939 | £6,200 | |||||||
Education Rate— | 1938-39 | 1939-40 | ||||||
Elementary | 2s. 5.82d. in the £ | 2s. 4.64d. in the £ | ||||||
Higher (County) | 0s. 9.53d. in the £ | 0s.10.26d. in the £ | ||||||
,, (Ilford Council) | 0s. .06d. in the £ | 0s. .06d. in the £ | ||||||
Combined Rate (all services) | 13s. 0d. in the £ | 13s. 11d. in the £ | ||||||
1 he following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour, and are in respect of Ilford residents only :—
(a) Number of unemployed males at end of 1938 | 2,619 | ||||||
„ „ „ „ „ 1939 | 2,562 | ||||||
(b) Number of unemployed females at end of 1938 | 790 | ||||||
„ „ „ „ „ 1939 | 1,739 | ||||||
Total | M. | F. | 1939 | 1938 | |||
Live Births | Legitimate Illegitimate | 2,255 52 | 1,149 19 | 1,106 33 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 13.9 | 14.0 |
Still Births | 69 | 37 | 32 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 30.2 | 30.5 | |
Deaths | 1,450 | 727 | 723 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population | 9.2 | 8.3 | |
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions | 34.7 | 31.6 |