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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 3.824
Population—Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1952 61,880
Registrar-General's census 1951 61.850
Rateable value £625,228
Sum represented by penny rate £2,540
| Legitimate | Males | 358 | Females | 371 | Total | 729 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 14 | Females | 8 | Total | 22 |
| Total | Males | 372 | Females | 379 | Total | 751 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—12.1 | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 5 | Females | 4 | Total | 9 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 1 | Females | — | Total | 1 |
| Total ... | Males | 6 | Females | 4 | Total | 10 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—13.1 | ||||||
| Males— 329 | Females— | 337 | Total— | 666 | ||
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population— 10.8 | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | |||||
| Other maternal causes | 1 | |||||
| Total | 1 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births— 1.31 | ||||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 22.6 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.3 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer | 127 | 130 | ||||
| „ „ Measles | 1 | Nil | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | Nil | Nil | ||||
| „ „ Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | 5 | ||||
| „ „ Suicide | 3 | 5 | ||||
| „ „ Other violent causes | 10 | 6 | ||||