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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The number of deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in other districts during the year was as follows, and includes deaths at the following Institutions:—
| Oldchurch Hospital, Romford | 86 |
| Warley Hospital, Brentwood | 5 |
| Wanstead Hospital | 22 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham | 4 |
| Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street | 2 |
| London Hospital | 65 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 4 |
| Rush Green Hospital | 24 |
| Westm inster Hospital | 2 |
| St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney | 8 |
| Severalls Mental Hospital, Colchester | 3 |
| East Ham Memorial Hospital | 4 |
| Langthorne Hospital | 19 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital | 29 |
| St. Luke's Hospital | 1 |
| London Chest Hospital | 5 |
| In other Hospitals, Institutions and residences outside the Ilford district | 246 |
| Total | 529 |
The death rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population of
177,811 is 1032 per 1,000.
| Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-25 years | 25-45 years | 45-65 years | 65 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
Death-Rates from Tuberculosis and Cancer, 1951.
The following Table shows the death-rates for 1951 for Ilford, compared with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the Registrar-General:—
| Ilford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | .213 | .275 |
| Other Tuberc ulosis | .016 | .041 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 2.007 | 1.962 |
5. Marriages.— 1,611 marriages took place in the Ilford district
during 1951, both parties or one of the contracting parties being Ilford
residents.
6. Tables of Vital Statistics.— Table I gives a comparative statement
of the birth-rate and death-rate for the past five years.
Table Ia 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 1951,
arranged according to the age groups at which deaths occurred.