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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 1947
[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, 1947 | 110,040 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1947) according to Rate Books | 26,392 |
| Rateable value (December 31st, 1947) | £623,307 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate, 1947-48) | £2,465 |
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,499 | 1,292 | 1,207 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 23.71. | |
| Illegitimate | 110 | 63 | 47 | ||
| Stillbirths:— | |||||
| Legitimate | 49 | 22 | 27 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 19.17. | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Deaths | 730 | 398 | 332 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 6.63. | |
| Deaths from puerperal causes:- | |||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 0.38 | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 2 | 0.75 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1.13 | |||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 30.66 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 30.81 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 27.27 | ||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 128 | ||||
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | 2 | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 | ||||
| „ „ Diarrhœ (under 2 years of age) | 3 | ||||