London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year. | Population. | Births. | Deaths | Infantile Mortality. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births. | ||
| 1936 | 52,010 | 699 | 13.4 | 471 | 9.1 | 27 | 38.6 |
| 1937 | 53,850 | 720 | 13.4 | 522 | 9.7 | 29 | 40.3 |
| 1938 | 54,810 | 744 | 13.6 | 521 | 9.5 | 23 | 30.9 |
| 1939 | 55,880 | 763 | 13.7 | 555 | 10.4 | 28 | 37.8 |
| 1940 | 48,620 | 611 | 12.6 | 653 | 13.4 | 18 | 31.8 |