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Ilford 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Education Rate :—
Elementary 1s. 10½d.
Higher 1d.
Assessable Value £439,780 18 6
General District Rate 5s. 6d. in the £
Poor Rate 5s. 9d. ,,
* Calculated on the Registrar-General's estimate for this purpose.
POOR RELIEF.
Total amount expended in Ilford during the year... £3,620 10 0
Number of persons in receipt of out-relief during
the year (approximate) 540
Admissions to Workhouse and Infirmary (approximate)
318
made up as follows :—
Men 95
Women 152
Children 71
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of Ilford
For the purpose of the Birth-rate 82,840
For the purpose of the Death-rate 79,524
To obtain the estimated gross population must be added the
number of inmates and resident staff at the following Public Institutions
:—
CLaybuiry Mental Hospital 3,640
West Ham Mental Hospital 1,052
4,692
making a total gross population for the purposes of the
Birth-rate of 87,532
Death-rate of 84,216
The total estimated number of dwelling-houses in the district
at the middle of the year, 18,426.
Assuming there were no empty dwelling-houses, there was
an average population of 4.49 persons per inhabited building.