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Dagenham 1954
[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, 1954 115,300
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1954) according to
Rate Books 29,810
Rateable value (December 31st, 1954) £701,456
Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate 1954-55) £2,828
Live Births:—
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,612 | 835 | 777 , | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 14.50. |
| Illegitimate | 60 | 33 | 27 ) | |
| Stillbirths:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 49 | 25 | 24 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 29.59. |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deaths | 717 | 397 | 320 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 6.22. |
| Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth, abortion:— | ||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| 2 | 1.16 | |||
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 23.92
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.95
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 50.00
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 146
,, Measles (all ages) Nil
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
,, Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages) 5