London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows: —
No. of Deaths Rate per 1,000
Year under 1 year Registered Live Births
1949 53 201
1948 62 217
1947 82 243
1946 102 296
1945 81 327
1944 102 368
1943 92 351
1942 74 306
1941 67 409
1940 63 328
The mean average Infant Mortality rate for the past 10 years is
therefore 30'4 per 1.000 live births.
The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales, London, and Towns having a population exceeding 50,000 for the past 10 years: —
| Year. | Ilford | England and Wales. | London | Towns with population over 50,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 20.1 | 32 | 29 | 37 |
| 1948 | 21.7 | 34 | 39 | 32 |
| 1947 | 24.3 | 41 | 47 | 36 |
| 1946 | 29.6 | 43 | 41 | 46 |
| 1945 | 32.7 | 46 | 53 | 54 |
| 1944 | 36.8 | 46 | 61 | 52 |
| 1943 | 35.1 | 49 | 58 | 58 |
| 1942 | 30.6 | 49 | 60 | 59 |
| 1941 | 40.9 | 59 | 68 | 71 |
| 1940 | 32.8 | 55 | 50 | 61 |
Illegitimate Births and Deaths.—63 of the live births registered
(30 males and 33 females) were illegitimate, that is 2'4 per cent, of the
births registered.
Two illegitimate children died under one year of age from the following
causes:—
Acute purulent bronchitis, aged 7 months.
Anoxia due to atelectasis, aged 30 minutes.
The infant mortality rate of illegitimate children was 31'7 per 1,000,
compared with the infant mortalitv rate of 19 9 for legitimate children.
The following table shows the birth and death rates of legitimate and llegitimate infants for the past ten years: —
| Legitimate Infants | Illegitimate Infants | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Live Births | Percentage of Registered Births | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births | Live Births | Percentage of Registered Births | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births |
| 1949 | 2,567 | 97.6 | 51 | 19.9 | 63 | 2.4 | 31.7 | |
| 1948 | 2,757 | 96.8 | 58 | 21.0 | 91 | 3.2 | 4 | 43.9 |
| 1947 | 3,258 | 96.7 | 78 | 23.9 | 110 | 3.3 | 4 | 36.4 |
| 1946 | 3,336 | 96.9 | 97 | 29.1 | 107 | 3.1 | 5 | 46.7 |
| 1945 | 2,343 | 94.5 | 73 | 31.2 | 136 | 5.5 | 8 | 58.8 |
| 1944 | 2,655 | 95.8 | 95 | 35.7 | 116 | 4.2 | 7 | 60.3 |
| 1943 | 2,532 | 96.6 | 89 | 35.2 | 89 | 3.4 | 3 | 33.7 |
| 1942 | 2,330 | 96.5 | 71 | 30.4 | 85 | 3.5 | 3 | 35.3 |
| 1941 | 1,756 | 96.7 | 61 | 34.7 | 60 | 3.3 | 6 | 100.0 |
| 1940 | 1,974 | 97.5 | 60 | 30.4 | 50 | 2.5 | 3 | 60.0 |