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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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| Total. | Male. | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 665 | 889 | 326 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 6.19. |
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 0.5 |
| Other puerperal causes | 6 | 3.0 |
| Total | 7 | 3.5 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 50.51 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 48.68 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 120.00 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 9 |
| ,, „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 |
| „ ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 17 |
Population.
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate was
107,400; this is an increase of 1,900 compared with the
previous year. The excess of live births over deaths
for the year was 1,275.
The following figures give the estimated or census
population, the number of houses as ascertained from the
rate books and the number of persons per house:—