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Dagenham 1952
[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, 1952 113,200
Population Census, 1951 114,588
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1952) according to
Rate Books 29,169
Rateable value (December 31st, 1952) £680,946
Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate 1952-53) £2,763
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Live Births:—
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,668 | 845 | 823 | Crude birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 15.09. |
| Illegitimate | 40 | 17 | 23 | |
| Stillbirths:— Legitimate | 42 | 22 | 20 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 25.67. |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Deaths | 826 | 475 | 351 | Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 7.30. |
Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, abortion:—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. |
|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.35 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.78 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 50.00 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 168 |
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | Nil |
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil |
| „ „ Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages) | 7 |