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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

Walthamstow 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Between 30th December, 1929, and 29th December, 1930, a total
of £117,935 was paid out in benefits, two-thirds of this amount
(approximately representing the Walthamstow proportion) being
£78,623.

Table: Mr. Dempsey states that the following were the registrations at the Juvenile Employment Bureau:-

Mr. Dempsey states that the following were the registrations at the Juvenile Employment Bureau:-

Fresh Applications.
Boys.Girls.Total
Insured (over 16 years)504445949
Not insured (under 16 years)5357131,248
Re-registrations.
Insured538304842
Not insured419541960
Total1,9962,0033,999

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Employment was obtained for 1,338 boys and girls.

Table: The Parks and Recreation Grounds available in the Borough are as follows:-

The Parks and Recreation Grounds available in the Borough are as follows:-

Acreage.
A.R.P.
Selborne Road4022
Lloyd Park35336
Higham Hill (North Side)210
Queens Road200
St. James' Park820
Stoneydown Garden110

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Extracts from Vital Statistics.-The Registrar-General's midyear,
1929, estimate of population (viz., 124,800) has been used for
the calculation of all vital statistics:—
Males Females
Live ((Legitimate) Total 1,914 978 936 Birth rate 15.7
Births ((Illegitimate) ,, 45 23 22
Still Births 69 Rate per 1,000 total births 34.0
Deaths 1,160 Death rate 9.3
Percentage of total deaths occurring in Institutions 46.2
Number of women dying in, or in consequence From Sepsis 6
of Child-birth ,, other causes 3
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate, 39; Illegitimate, 44. Total, 39.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 28
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 8
The following table compares the above statistics for the quinquennium:—