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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 1949
[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 | 8,435 | |
| Tidal Water 7 | ||
| Population (Census 1921) | 85,194 | |
| „ (Census 1931) | 131,061 | |
Number of inhabitated houses (end of 1949) according to Rate
Books (approx.) 46,949
Rateable Value—April 1st, 1949 (Houses and Land) £1,613,209
Sum represented by a penny rate, April 1st, 1949 (approx.) £6,450
Education Rate— 1948-49 1949-50
(E.C.C.) 6s. 6.85d. 6s. 10.47d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 19s. 4d. 19s. 2d.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| Males. | Females. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at January, 1949 | 606 | 148 | |||||
| As at January, 1950 | 463 | 163 | |||||
| Total | M. | F. | 1949 | 1948 | |||
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,567 | 1,313 | 1,254 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population | 14.5 | 15.8 |
| Illegitimate | 63 | 30 | 33 | ||||
| Still Births | 61 | 32 | 29 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 22.6 | 22.3 | |
| Deaths | 1,728 | 847 | 881 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population | 9.5 | 8.4 | |
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions | 33.7 | 26.7 | |||||
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population: —
June 30th, 1946 173,900
1947 179,820
1948 183,400
1949 185,000