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Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The death rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population
of 85,251, is 95 per 1,000, as compared with 9.5 in 1922; 9 2 in 1921;
9.0 in 1920; 9.9 in 1919; 13.0 in 1918; 10.5 in 1917; 8.5 in 1916;
10.5 in 1915; 8.8 in 1914; 9 45 in 1913; 8.3 in 1912; 9.4 in 1911.
It will be seen from Table III. that cancer is the cause of
about one-seventh of the deaths occurring. If the age periods 45
upwards be taken it causes over one-fifth, or of the period
45—65 years, one-quarter.
Inquests.—During the year 34 inquests were held in the
district. 27 on Ilford residents, and 7 on non-residents.
The ages at death and causes assigned were as follows:—
| Under 1 yr. | 1-2 yrs. | 2 5 yrs. | 6-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. & upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
Causes of death under 1 year:—Asphyxia by bed clothes, 1;
pneumonia, 1.
Causes of death over 1 year:—
Syncope 5 Found drowned 1
Accidents 11 Acute Pneumonia 1
Suicides 4 Abscess of Liver and Peri-
Cerebral Haemorrhage 1 tonitis 1
Burns and Scalds 4 Septicemia following
Streptococcal Meningitis 1 Abrasion 1
Heart Disease 2
7. Marriages.—628 marriages of Ilford residents have
been recorded at the Registrar's Offices at Romford and Ilford
during 1923.
8. Tables of Vital. Statistics.—Table I. gives a comparative
statement of the population, birth-rate and death-rate,
for the past 6 years.
Table III. gives a classified statement of the causes of death
in 1923, arranged according to the age groups at which deaths
occurred.
Table Ia. gives a comparison of the vital statistics of Ilford
with England and Wales, London, and other towns.