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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
Dagenham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Age and Sex Distribution of Population.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | 89,362 | 44,870 | 44,492 |
| 0— 4 | 12,888 | 6,520 | 6,368 |
| 5—9 | 15,530 | 7,896 | 7,634 |
| 10—14 | 10,211 | 5,242 | 4,969 |
| 15—19 | 6.326 | 3,175 | 3,151 |
| 20—24 | 4,095 | 2,093 | 2,002 |
| 25—29 | 5,997 | 2,723 | 3,274 |
| 30—34 | 9,400 | 4,418 | 4,982 |
| 35—39 | 9,092 | 4,505 | 4,587 |
| 40—44 | 6,329 | 3,397 | 2,932 |
| 45—49 | 3,631 | 1,991 | 1,640 |
| 50—54 | 2,076 | 1,162 | 914 |
| 55—59 | 1,269 | 673 | 596 |
| 60—64 | 913 | 427 | 486 |
| 65—69 | 658 | 282 | 376 |
| 70—74 | 504 | 196 | 308 |
| 75—79 | 275 | 109 | 166 |
| 80—84 | 124 | 46 | 78 |
| 85—89 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 90—94 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 95 & over | — | — | — |
Local Age and Condition Distribution.
| Essex County. | Dagenham. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Average age | 31.1 | 32.7 | 23.3 | 23.5 |
| Age Distribution. | ||||
| 0— 4 | 83 | 75 | 145 | 143 |
| 5—19 | 270 | 246 | 364 | 354 |
| 20—39 | 319 | 325 | 306 | 334 |
| 40 & over | 328 | 354 | 185 | 169 |
| No. of married women under 45 per 1,000 females of all ages | 249 | 344 | ||
| No. of females per 1,000 males | 1,078 | 992 | ||
Prior to the taking of the 1931 Census, the figures of the local
total population and the age distribution were unknown. By an
indirect method based on the use of the death rates, the hypothetieal
distribution was made. The following conclusions were
arrived at—the population was 90,500; the percentage of the
under-15 population was 44 (instead of the normal 26); and the
sexes were equally represented. The Census returns showed that