London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Ilford 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

This page requires JavaScript

The comparative figures for previous years were as follows:

Year.No. of Deaths under 1 year.Rate per 1.000 Registered Births.
19149362
191512279
19168960
19178270
19187369
19197161
19209054
19217650.9
19228054.2
19236641.1

The infant mortality rate for 1923 for Ilford compares favourably
with that of 69 for England and Wales, 60 for London, and
72 for the 105 towns having a population exceeding 50,000.

The following table compares the Infant Mortality in Ilford with that in other extra London areas :—

Croydon52West Ham58
Willesden54East Ham54
Tottenham67Wimbledon44
Enfield62Walthamstow50
Leyton50Ealing50
Acton71Hornsey58
Ilford41

The following Table shows the Infant Mortality in each Ward of the district:—

Ward.Sex.Number of Births.No. of Infant Deaths.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Births both sex together.
1923.1922.1921.
CranbrookM.60233.339.369.715.1
F.67344.7
ParkM.85558.855 923.157.2
F.76452.6
Seven KingsM.99330.329.331.666.4
F.68229.4
North HainaultM.78112.824.180.624.5
F.88334.1
LoxfordM.118542.433145.873.5
F.123324.4
ClementswoodM.126639.645461.346.3
F.138750.7
South HainaultM.2111152.l42.655.742.3
F.188631.9

If the deaths of infants occurring in the Village Homes,
Barkingside (3 males and 3 females) are added to infant deaths
occurring in the North Hainault Ward, there is an infant
mortality rate of 60.3 (51.3 M. and 68.1 F.) per 1,000 births
for that ward.