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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 6,556
Registrar-General's estimate of resident
population 1938 107,400
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938)
according to Rate Books 25,904
Rateable value (Dec. 31st, 1938) £587,702
Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate
1938-39) £2,354
Social Conditions of Inhabitants.
The population of Dagenham is largely industrial.
There are many and varied processes carried out in the
area, the chief of which is engineering. The existing
factories are being extended and new works introduced.
Building has also been an active industry and several
new estates are being built by private enterprise.
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Live Births:—
| Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,890 | 992 | 898 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 18.06. |
| Illegitimate | 50 | 26 | 24 | |
| Stillbirths:— | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 30.00. | ||||
| Legitimate | 59 | 27 | 32 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |