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5.—Public Assistance Relief.—The total amount expended in Ilford
during the year was £20,439 8s. 3d. The average weekly number of cases
in receipt of relief was 612, including dependants.
The number of admissions to Oldchurch Hospital from Ilford during the
year was 746, made up as follows:—
Men 204
Women 495
Children 47
In addition there were 261 admissions of patients from Ilford to other
County Institutions, owing to no accommodation being available at Oldchurch
Hospital; their allocation was as follows:—
Men 113
Women 148
Children —
The number of destitute persons admitted to the Institution during
1942 was 9, made up as follows:—
Men 2
Women 3
Children 4
6. Marriages.—1,699 marriages took place in the Ilford district
during 1942, both parties or one of the contracting parties being Ilford
residents.
7. Tables of Vital Statistics.—Table I gives a comparative statement
of the birth-rate and death-rate for the past five years.
Table 1a gives a comparison of the vital statistics of Ilford with England
and Wales, London and other towns.
Table II gives a classified statement of the causes of death in 1942,
arranged according to the age groups at which deaths occurred.