London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornchurch 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEARS 1938-1948.
| Year. | Population Estimated to the Middle of the Year. | Net Births. | Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 Population. | Under 1 year of age. | At all ages. | ||||
| No. | Rate per 1,000 Population. | No. | Rate per 1,000 Population. | ||||
| 1938 | 76,000 | 1,500 | 19.7 | 71 | 47.3 | 612 | 8.1 |
| 1939 | 81,620 | 1,539 | 18.9 | 67 | 43.7 | 641 | 7.8 |
| 1940 | 81,050 | 1,587 | 16.4 | 64 | 42.1 | 768 | 9.4 |
| 1941 | 79,750 | 1,240 | 15.5 | 49 | 42.6 | 767 | 9.6 |
| 1942 | 83,870 | 1,474 | 17.5 | 37 | 25.1 | 666 | 7.9 |
| 1943 | 83,520 | 1,587 | 19.0 | 49 | 30.8 | 751 | 8.9 |
| 1944 | 84,130 | 1,004 | 11.9 | 59 | 58.7 | 776 | 9.2 |
| 1945 | 84,430 | 1,553 | 18.4 | 64 | 41.2 | 841 | 9.9 |
| 1946 | 95,460 | 2,029 | 21.3 | 86 | 41.0 | 874 | 9.0 |
| 1947 | 99,660 | 2,064 | 20.7 | 56 | 27.1 | 819 | 8.3 |
| 1948 | 101,000 | 1,745 | 17.2 | 60 | 34.3 | 819 | 8.2 |