Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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, 1955 | 115,600 |
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1955) according to Rate Books | 30,269 |
Rateable value (December 31st, 1955) | £713,853 |
Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate 1955-6) | £2,927 |
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Live Births :—
Total | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 1,448 | 726 | 722 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 12.98. |
Illegitimate | 53 | 28 | 25 | |
Stillbirths:— | ||||
Legitimate | 34 | 20 | 14 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 23.42. |
Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | — | |
Deaths | 796 | 421 | 375 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 6.88. |
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 | 29.31 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 28.31 |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 56.60 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 189 |
,, ,, Measles (all ages) | Nil |
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil |
,, Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages) | 5 |