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Ilford 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: SECTION A.STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

SECTION A.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area (in Acres)Land8,4028,435
Inland Wate26
Tidal Water7
Population (Census, 1931)131,061
,, (Census, 1921)85,194
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population :
June 30th, 1939, for purposes of birth rate169,800
,, ,, ,, average population for calculation of death rate161,600
June 30th, 1938166,900
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1939) according to Rate Books42,900 (approx.)
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1939 (Houses and Land)£1,556,101
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1939£6,200
Education Rate—1938-391939-40
Elementary2s. 5.82d. in the £2s. 4.64d. in the £
Higher (County)0s. 9.53d. in the £0s.10.26d. in the £
,, (Ilford Council)0s. .06d. in the £0s. .06d. in the £
Combined Rate (all services)13s. 0d. in the £13s. 11d. in the £

Table: 1 he following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour, and are in respect of Ilford residents only :—

1 he following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour, and are in respect of Ilford residents only :—

(a) Number of unemployed males at end of 19382,619
„ „ „ „ „ 19392,562
(b) Number of unemployed females at end of 1938790
„ „ „ „ „ 19391,739
TotalM.F.19391938
Live BirthsLegitimate Illegitimate2,255 521,149 191,106 33Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13.914.0
Still Births693732Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births30.230.5
Deaths1,450727723Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population9.28.3
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions34.731.6