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5.—Public Assistance Relief.—The total amount expended in Ilford
during the year was £22,106 12s. 6d. The average weekly number of cases
in receipt of relief was 593, including dependants.
The number of admissions to Oldchurch Hospital from Ilford during the
year was 1,164, made up as follows:—
Men 402
Women 568
Children 194
In addition there were 271 admissions of patients from Ilford to other
County Institutions, owing to no accommodation being available at Oldchurch
Hospital; their allocation was as follows:—
Men 93
Women 166
Children 12
The number of destitute persons admitted to the Institution during
1943 was 16, made up as follows:—
Men 3
Women 3
Children ' 10
6. Marriages.—1,241 marriages took place in the Ilford distriot
during 1943, 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 Ia 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 1943,
arranged according to the age groups at which deaths occurred.