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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,681 | 812 | 869 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 15.25. | |
| Illegitimate | 48 | 28 | 20 | ||
| Stillbirths | |||||
| Legitimate | 24 | 15 | 9 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 14.81. | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | - | ||
| Deaths | 841 | 497 | 344 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 7.42. | |
| Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, abortion :— | |||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
| 1 | 0.57 | ||||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age :— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 30.08 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 28.55 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 83.33 | ||||
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE AREA
Area (in acres) 6,556
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, 1951 113,400
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1951) according to
Rate Books 28,496
Rateable value (December 31st, 1951) £666,278
Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate 1951-52) £2,715