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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
Ilford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in Acres)
Land 8,402
Inland Water 26
Tidal Water 7
8,435
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1942) according to Rate
Books 44,500
(approx.)
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1942 (Houses and Land) £1,560,092
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1942 £6,000
Education Rate— 1941-42 1942-43
Elementary 2s.4.39d. 2s.4.50d.
in the £ in the £
Higher (County) 0s.ll.41d. 0s. 10.83d.
in the £ in the £
,, (Ilford Council) 0s.0.07d. 0s. 0.07d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 13s. l1d. 13s. 8d.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| Total | M. | F. | 1942 | 1941 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate 2,330 | 1,236 | 1,094 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17.2 | 13.3 |
| Illegitimate 85 | 36 | 49 | ||||
| Still Births | 78 | 46 | 32 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 31.3 | 35.6 |
| Deaths | 1,486 | 763 | 723 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.6 | 11.9 |
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions. | 39.5 | 61.7 | ||||
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):—
| Deaths, | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 1941 | 1942 | 1941 | |
| No. 29, Puerperal sepsis | 2 | 1 | 0.80 | 0.59 |
| No. 30, Other puerperal causes | 6 | 6 | 2.41 | 3.53 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 3.21 | 4.12 |