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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 1943
[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 1943) according to Rate
Books 44,500
(appro.)
Rateable Value—October 1st, 1943 (Houses and Land) £1,563,687
Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1943 £6,000
Education Rate— 1942-43 1943-44
Elementary 2s.4.50d. 2s.7.52d.
in the £ in the £
Higher (County) 0s.10.83d. 0s. 10.52d.
in the £ in the £
,, (Ilford Council) 0s.0.07d. 0s. 0.06d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 13s. 8d. 14s. Od.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| 1943 | 152 | |||||||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | 1944 | 60 | ||||||
| (b) Number of unemployed females at end of ,, | 1943 | 171 | ||||||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, | 1944 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | M. | F. | 1943 | 1942 | ||||
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,532 | 1,283 | 1,249 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 18.2 | 17.2 | |
| Illegitimate | 89 | 47 | 42 | |||||
| Still Births | 73 | 37 | 36 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 27.1 | 31.3 | ||
| Deaths | 1,630 | 841 | 789 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 11.4 | 10.6 | ||
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions. | 36.7 | 39.5 | ||||||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1942 | 1943 | 1942 | |
| No. 29, Puerperal sepsis | 2 | 2 | 0.74 | 0.80 |
| No. 30, Other puerperal causes | 6 | 6 | 2.23 | 2.41 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 2.97 | 3.21 |