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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 1946
[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 | 8,435 | ||
| Inland Water | |||||
| Tidal Water | 7 | ||||
| Population (Census 1921) | 85,194 | ||||
| „ (Census 1931) | 131,061 | ||||
| Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population:— | |||||
| June 30th, 1945 | 151,520 | ||||
| „ 1946 | 173,900 | ||||
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1946) according to Rate | |||||
| Books | 44.210 | ||||
| (approx.) | |||||
| Rateable Value—October 1st, 1946 (Houses and Land) | £1,574,777 | ||||
| Sum represented by a penny rate, October 1st, 1946 | £6,350 | ||||
| (approx.) | |||||
| 1945-46 | 1946-47 | ||||
| Education Rate— | |||||
| (E.C.C.) | 4s.9.06d. in the £ | 5s. 3.88d. in the £ | |||
| Combined Rate (all services) | 16s. 0d. in the £ | 16s. 0d. in the £ | |||
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| Males. | Females. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at January 14th, 1946 | 250 | 82 | ||||
| As at January 13th, 1947 | 726 | 87 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | 1946 | 1945 | ||
| Live Births | Legitimate 3,336 | 1,780 | 1,656 | Birth Bate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 20 2 | 16 8 |
| Illegitimate 107 | 45 | 62 | ||||
| Still Births | 94 | 49 | 45 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 26.5 | 21 7 |
| Deaths | 1.653 | 845 | 808 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9 7 | 11.3 |
| Percentage of total deaths ooourring in public institutions. | 31.6 | 34.8 | ||||