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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in Acres)
f Land 8,402 "1
-I Inland Water 26 !-
Tidal Water 7 J
8,435-
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1941) according to Rate
Books 44,000
(approx.)
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1941 (Houses and Land) £1,565,376
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1941 £5,914
Education Rate— 1940-41 1941-42
Elementary 2s.5.17d. 2s.4.39d.
in the £ in the £
Higher (County) 0s. 10.42d. 0s.ll.41d.
in the £ in the £
,, (Ilford Council) 0s. .06d. 0s.0.07d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 13s. lid. 13s. lid.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry
of Labour:—
(o) Number of unemployed males at end of 1940 *679
,, 1941 315
(6) Number of unemployed females at end of 1940 1,220
,, 1941 306
(* These figures include approximately 10% non-residents).
Total M. F. 1941 1940
Birth
Rate
per 1,000
Live Births Legitimate 1.756 901 855 of the 13.3 13.9
Illegitimate 60 36 24 estimated
resident
population
Rate per
1,000
Still Births 67 32 35 total (live 35.6 37.5
and still)
births
Death
Rate
per 1,000
Deaths 1,627 850 777 of the 11.9 10.6
estimated
resident
population
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions. 61.7 38.7
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's
Short List):—
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. total (live and
still) births
1941 1940 1941 1940
No. 29, Puerperal sepsis 1 3 0.59 1.50
No. 30, Other puerperal causes 6 3 3.53 1.50
Total 7 6 4.12 3.00