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 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 1957 60,970
Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1956 61,130
Rateable Value £986,385
Sum represented by penny rate £3,968
Legitimate | Males | 338 | Females | 351 | Total | 689 | ||
Illegitimate | Males | 15 | Females | 9 | Total | 24 | ||
Total | Males | 353 | Females | 360 | Total | 713 | ||
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—11.69 | ||||||||
Legitimate | Males | 8 | Females | 8 | Total | 16 | ||
Illegitimate | Males | - | Females | 1 | Total | 1 | ||
Total | Males | 8 | Females | 9 | Total | 17 | ||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births —23.3 | ||||||||
Males | 316 | Females | .344 | Total | 660 | |||
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 | |||||||
Deaths of infants under one year of age:— | ||||||||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.6 | |||||||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24.6 | |||||||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 83.3 | |||||||
1956 | 1957 | |||||||
Deaths from Cancer | 135 | 119 | ||||||
„ „ Measles | Nil | Nil | ||||||
„ „ Whooping Cough | Nil | Nil | ||||||
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | Nil | Nil | ||||||
„ „ Road Traffic Accidents | 2 | 6 | ||||||
„ „ Suicide | 9 | 6 | ||||||
„ „ Other Violent Causes | 18 | 9 |