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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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For each year, the population in the separate groups has been taken as that existing at the time of the Census in April, 1931, no correction being made to obtain the mid-year figure, and no allowance made for the slight alteration in population from year to year.
| Males. | Females. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | Average 1930-32 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | Average. 1930-32 | |
| 0—4 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.9 |
| 5—14 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 15—24 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 25—34 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 35—44 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 45—54 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.1 |
| 55—64 | 19.1 | 25.4 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 10.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 15.7 |
| 65—74 | 50.2 | 37.6 | 69.8 | 54.7 | 36.5 | 42.4 | 52.6 | 43.8 |
The following table shows the death rate per thousand population of each sex in various age groups obtaining in three Metropolitan Boroughs and in London as a whole for the year 1931, the rate obtaining in England and Wales for the year 1930, and the average of the local rates for the three years 1930-32.
| Sex | Three Metropolitan Boroughs | London | England and Wales 1930 | Average local 1930-32 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | M | 21.5 | 15.0 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 16.9 |
| F | 19.3 | 10.9 | 17.2 | 21.9 | 16.0 | 12.9 | |
| 5-14 | M | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| F | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| 15-24 | M | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| F | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| 25-34 | M | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| F | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | |
| 35-44 | M | 6.4 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| F | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 6 1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | |
| 45-54 | M | 14.4 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 10.7 |
| F | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |
| 55-64 | M | 25.8 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 23.0 | 20.4 |
| F | 17.3 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 27.6 | 16.6 | 15.7 | |
| 65-74 | M | 61.3 | 48.3 | 58.0 | 44.9 | 56.7 | 54.7 |
| F | 40.7 | 37.7 | 45.8 | 62.5 | 42.6 | 43.8 | |