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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 1952
[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
Tidal Water 7
8,435
Population (Census 1921) 85,194
(Census 1931) 131,061
„ (Census 1951) (provisional figure) 184,707
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population: —
June 30th, 1949 185,000
„ „ 1950 186,200
„ „ 1951 181,600
„ „ 1952 182,200
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1952) according to Rate
Books (approx.) 51,148
Rateable Value—April 1st, 1952 (Houses and Land) £1,665,208
Sum represented by a penny rate, April 1st, 1952 (approx.) £6,780
Education Rate— 1951-52 1952-53
(E.C.C.) 8s. 0.19d. 8s. 4.52d.
in the £ in the £
Combined Rate (all services) 20s. 0d. 20s. 6d.
in the £ in the £
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour:—
| Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at January, 1952 | 607 | 246 | |||||
| As at January, 1953 | 711 | 232 | |||||
| Total | M. | F. | 1952 | 1951 | |||
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,232 | 1,180 | 1,052 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population. | 13,02 | 13.36 |
| Illegitimate | 91 | 41 | 50 | ||||
| Still Births | 51 | 24 | 27 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | 21.48 | 24.63 | |
| Deaths | 1,809 | 943 | 866 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated net resident population. | 10.13 | 10.32 | |
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 38.71 40.58