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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.
1946
1945
1946
1945
No. 29, Puerperal sepsis
0
0
0.0
0.0
No. 30, Other maternal causes
8
3
2.26
1.18
Total
8
3
2.26
1.18
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
1946
1945
All infants per 1,000 live births
29.6
32.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births
29.1
31.2
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births
46.7
58.8
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)
318
255
,, Measles (all ages)
—
2
,, Whooping Cough (all ages)
1
—
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)
5
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1. Rainfall.
Total rainfall registered in the district during the year was 26.87 inches,
the greatest fall in 24 hours was registered on 26th August, being 2.16 inches.
The fall of longest duration was on the 14th November—22 hours. August
was the wettest month.
2. Population .
The number of patients and resident staff on the 30th June, 1946. at
the following public institutions, was:—
Claybury Mental Hospital 2,291
West Ham Mental Hospital 1,278
Australasian Hospital (Girls' Village Homes) 37
Total 3,606
3. Births.—The number of births registered during the year was 3,443.
Males Females
Legitimate 1,780 1,556
Illegitimate 45 62
i.e., 3.1 per cent. of the births registered were illegitimate.
*The percentage of illegitimate births registered in the previous 10
years was: 5.5; 4.2; 3.4; 3.5; 3.3; 2.5; 2.2; 2.4; 2.7; 2.5.
The birth-rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population is 20.2
per 1,000.
4. Deaths.—The total number of deaths of Ilford residents was 1,653.
This is obtained by taking the total deaths registered in the district
(1,546), subtracting the deaths of non-residents occurring in the district
(321), and adding the deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in
other districts (428).
The number of deaths of non-residents registered in the district
(principally in large institutions) was as follows:—
Claybury (L.C.C.) Mental Hospital 93
West Ham Mental Hospital 103
King George Hospital 67
Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium 37
Other Non-residents 21
Total 321