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Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The total deaths given by the Registrar General for the Calendar
year were 1,309, or 6 more than I account for. These represent a
death-rate of 10.0 per 1,000 on a total population of 130,800.
Corrected for age and sex, that is allowing for differences in the
age and sex constitution of our population and that for the Country
as a whole as found at the Census, the rate is increased to 10.59.
All deaths registered within the District were certified by the
Coroner or a registered Practitioner.
The death-rate for England and Wales was 12.2; that of the 105
County Boroughs and Great Towns 12.2; that of the 157 "Smaller
Towns" 11.2 and for London 11.7.
The birth, death, and infantile mortality rates of the following districts of the outer zone of London compared with Walthamstow, are as follows:—
| District. | Population. | Birthrate. | Death-rate . | Deatns of Children under 1 year to 1 000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 317,400 | 24.7 | 10.6 | 58 |
| Willesden | 169,100 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 67 |
| Tottenham | 153,100 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 62 |
| Hornsey | 87,240 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 47 |
| Leyton | 133,500 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 66 |
| Croydon | 196,000 | 17.9 | 10.9 | 52 |
| East Ham | 146,900 | 14.6 | 9.9 | 61 |
| Ilford | 92,400 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 53 |
| Edmonton | 70,450 | 28.0 | 9.5 | 39 |
The preceding figures are those given by the Registrar General
in his four quarterly Reports. The figure 57 as the Walthamstow
Infantile Mortality Rate is now found to be 51.4 and probably that
for each of the other Districts may be lowered when the final
corrections are made.
ACCORDING TO WARDS.
The number of deaths and their distribution into Wards is as
ascertained, but the populations are those as enumerated in 1921,
with slight, adjusted variations.
These will not vitiate to any extent the true death-rates:—
| St. James Street. | High Street. | Hoe Street. | Wood Street. | Hale End. | Higham Hill. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25,000 | 20,500 | 24,000 | 17,600 | 18,000 | 25,000 |
| Deaths | 287 | 191 | 267 | 187 | 161 | 210 |
| Death-rate (1925) | 11.5 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| (1921) | 10.5 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 7.9 |
| (1914) | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 8.2 |
The causes of death for the Whole District and for the Wards
are given in the Table following page 31.