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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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At the beginning of the year Dr. Helen Mair was appointed
Deputy Medical Officer of Health and Assistant County Medical
Officer, and Dr. E. P. James as Assistant County Medical Officer.
My thanks are due to the Chairman and Members of the
Committees concerned with the administration of the services
covered by this report, and to all the staff and particularly to
the heads of sections for their co-operation and help in this my
first full year of work in Dagenham.
This report should be read in conjunction with that of the
work of the School Health Service as no report on the health of
the area can be complete unless all age groups are considered
together, so that in future years it is hoped to submit a complete
report covering the work of the department as a whole.
J. ADRIAN GILLET,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Civic Centre,
Dagenham.
| Area (in acres) | 6,556 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, 1956 | 115,100 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1956) according to Rate Books | 30,390 |
| Rateable value (December 31st, 1956) | £1,372,259 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (approximate 1956-7) | £5,620 |
Live Births :—
| Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,530 | 754 | 776 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 13.74. |
| Illegitimate | 51 | 22 | 29 | |
| Stillbirths :— | ||||
| Legitimate | 33 | 16 | 17 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 21.66. |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deaths | 835 | 477 | 358 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 7.25. |