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 Chigwell]
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1 Year of age: | 1938. | 1939. | |||||
All Infants per 1,000 live births. | 27 | 24 | |||||
Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 Legitimate births. | 25 | 22 | |||||
Illegitimate „ „ „ | Illegitimate ,, | 8.33 | 167 | ||||
1938. | 1939. | ||||||
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 43 | 38 | |||||
,, „ Measles (all ages) | 1 | 0 | |||||
„ ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 | 0 | |||||
„ ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 | |||||
Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence. | |||||||
No. of Deaths. | |||||||
Age. | 1939. | 1938. | 1937. | 1936. | 1935. | ||
Under 1 year 1 and under | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ||
2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2 | „ „ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
5 | „ „ | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
15 | „ „ | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
25 | „ „ | 35 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
35 | „ „ | 45 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
45 | „ „ | 55 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
55 | „ „ | 65 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 42 |
65 | „ „ | 75 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 48 |
75 | and upwards | 63 | 57 | 51 | 69 | 44 | |
Total | 210 | 222 | 202 | 194 | 179 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.
Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Births. | Rate per 1,000. | N umber of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (Corrected) | Infant Mortality. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (Live Births). | ||||||
1935 | 19,460 | 266 | 13.66 | 179 | 7.8 | 2 | 7.5 |
1936 | 20,780 | 295 | 14.19 | 194 | 8.95 | 18 | 61 |
1937 | 22,510 | 319 | 14.17 | 202 | 8.57 | 8 | 25 |
1938 | 23,750 | 406 | 17.09 | 222 | 8.97 | 11 | 27 |
1939 | 25,100 | 416 | 16.57 | 210 | 8.09 | 10 | 24 |