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The number of deaths of Ilford residents registered as having died in
other districts during the year was as follows, and includes deaths at the
following Institutions:—
Oldchurch Hospital, Romford 74
Warley Hospital, Brentwood 7
Wanstead Hospital 23
Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham 3
Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street 1
London Hospital 53
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 10
Rush Green Hospital 13
Westminster Hospital 7
St. Joseph's Hospice, Hackney 17
Severalls Mental Hospital, Colchester 3
East Ham Memorial Hospital 2
Langthorne Hospital 21
Whipps Cross Hospital 34
St. Luke's Hospital 3
London Chest Hospital 1
In other Hospitals, Institutions and residences outside
the Ilford district 240
Total 512
The death rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population of
178,432 is 10.13 per 1,000.
Inquests.—During the year, 49 inquests were held on deaths occurring
in Ilford, 24 on Ilford residents, and 25 on non-residents.
The ages at death were as follows:—
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-45 years 45-65 years 65 years and upwards
— 1 1 1 1 13 9 23
Death-Rates from Tuberculosis and Cancer, 1952.
The following Table shows the death-rates for 1952 for Ilford, compared
with the provisional death-rates for England and Wales for the same
period per 1,000 population; the figures having been supplied by the
Registrar-General: —
Ilford England and Wales
Respiratory Tuberculosis .106 .212
Other Tuberculosis 0.11 .028
Cancer 2.045 1.993
5. Marriages.—1,619 marriages took place in the Ilford district
during 1952, both parties or one of the contracting parties being Ilford
residents.
6. Tables of Vital Statistics.—Table I gives a comparative statement
of the birth-rate and death-rate for the past five years.
Table 1a gives a comparison of the vital statistics of Ilford with
England and Wales, London and other towns.
Table II gives a classified statement of the causes of death in 1952,
arranged according to the age groups at which deaths occurred.