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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Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence.
Age. | No. of Deaths. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940. | 1939. | 1938. | 1937. | 1936. | |
Under 1 year | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
1 and under 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 |
2 „ „ 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
5 „ „ 15 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
15„ „ 25 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
25 „ „ 35 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
35 „ „ 45 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
45 „ „ 55 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 16 |
55 „ „ 65 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 26 |
65 ,, ,, 75 | 57 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 36 |
75 and upwards | 96 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 69 |
Total | 292 | 210 | 222 | 202 | 194 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.
Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1.000 of Population. | N umber of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 (Standardised). | Infant Mortality. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (I.ive Births). | ||||||
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 |
1940 | 24,850 | 380 | 15.3 | 296 | 12.7 | 15 | 39 |