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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Death rath: of Infants Under 1 Year of age:
All Infants per 1,ooo live births 38
Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births 35
Illegitimate „ ,, „ illegitimate ,, „ 87
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 40
„ ,, Measles (all ages) 0
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
,, „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 0
„ „ Road Traffic 3
,, ,, Suicide 3
,, ,, Other Violent Causes 4
It will be observed that as compared with 1941, the birth rate
increased and there was a fall in both the death and infantile mortality
rates. There was a large increase in the number of illegitimate births.
Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence.
Age. | 1942. | 1941. | 1940. | 1939. | 1938. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under | 1 year | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
1 and | under | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
2 „ | „ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
5 „ | „ | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
15 „ | „ | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
25 „ | „ | 35 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
35 „ | „ | 45 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
45 „ | „ | 55 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 28 |
55 „ | „ | 65 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 36 | 33 |
65 „ | „ | 75 | 66 | 68 | 57 | 48 | 58 |
75 and upwards | 80 | 79 | 96 | 63 | 57 | ||
Total | 248 | 290 | 292 | 210 | 222 |
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.
Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1.000 of Population. | Number of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 (Standardised). | Infant Mortality. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (Live Births). | ||||||
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 |
1941 | 25,070 | 331 | 13.2 | 294 | 11.7* | 17 | 52 |
1942 | 24,860 | 417 | 16.7 | 241 | 10.0 | 16 | 38 |
* The death rate for 1941 has not been corrected by the use of
the area comparability factor so is not strictly comparable with those of
other years.