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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 1950
[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 | 26 | |||
| Tidal Water | 7 | |||
| Population (Census 1921) | 85,194 | |||
| „ (Census 1931) | 131,061 | |||
| Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population: — | ||||
| June 30th, 1947 | 179,820 | |||
| „ 1948 | 183,400 | |||
| „ 1949 | 185,000 | |||
| „ 1950 | 186,200 | |||
| Number of inhabitated houses (end of 1950) according to Rate Books (approx.) | 47,421 | |||
| Rateable Value—April 1st, 1950 (Houses and Land) | £1,634,710 | |||
| Sum represented by a penny rate, April 1st, 1950 (approx.) | £6,650 | |||
| Education Rate— | 1949-50 | 1950-51 | ||
| (E.C.C.) | 6s. 10.47d. in the £ | 7s.0.58d. in the £ | ||
| Combined Rate (all services) | 19s. 2d. in the £ | 19s. 2d. in the £ | ||
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at January, 1950 | 463 | 163 | |||||
| As at January, 1951 | 513 | 168 | |||||
| Live Births | Total | M. | F. | 1950 | 1949 | ||
| Legitimate | 2,332 | 1,122 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population | 13.2 | 14.5 | ||
| Illegitimate | 74 | 43 | 31 | ||||
| Still Births | 48 | 26 | 22 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 15.5 | 22.6 | |
| Deaths | 1.763 | 920 | 843 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population | 9.7 | 9.5 | |
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions | 36.9 | 33.7 | |||||