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5. Public Assistance Relief.—The total amount expended in liford
during the year was £25,785 3s. 8d. The average weekly number of cases
in receipt of relief was 868, including dependants.
The number of admissions to Oldchurch Hospital from Ilford during the
year was 745, made up as follows:—
Men 230
Women 401
Children 114
In addition there were 228 admissions of patients from Ilford to other
County Institutions, owing to no accommodation being available at Oldchurch
Hospital ; their allocation was as follows:—
Men 101
Women 127
Children —
The number of destitute persons admitted to the Institution during 1040
was 12, made up as follows :—
Men 2
Women 5
Children 5
6. Marriages.—2,007 marriages took place in the Ilford district
during 1940, both parties or one of the contracting parties being Ilford
residents.
7. Tables of Vital Statistics.—Table I gives a comparative statement
of the population, birth-rate and death-rate for the past five years.
Table 1a gives a comparison of the vital statistics of Ilford with England
and Wales, London and other towns.
Table II gives a classified statement of the causes of death in 1940,
arranged according to the age groups at which deaths occurred.