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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
Walthamstow 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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It will be seen that a gradual decline has taken place in
unemployment during the year.
£89,863 less unemployment benefit was paid during the
vear 1933 as asainst 1932.
Mr. Dempsey states that the following were the registrations at the Juvenile Employment Bureau:—
| Fresh Applications:— | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insured (over 16 years) | 548 | 524 | 1,072 |
| Not insured (under 16 years) | 512 | 570 | 1,082 |
| Insured | 754 | 332 | 1,086 |
| Not insured | 452 | 481 | 933 |
| Total Registrations, 1933 | 2,266 | 1,907 | 4,173 |
| 1932 | 2,390 | 1,819 | 4,209 |
Parks and Recreation Grounds.—No change since 1931,
except that the laying-out of a new sports ground, having an area
of 52 acres, at Low Hall Farm has been commenced.
Extracts from Vital Statistics.—The Registrar-General's mid-year, 1933, estimate of population (viz. 135,600) has been used for the calculation of all vital statistics:—
| Total | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,624 | 782 | 842 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 12.3 |
| Illegitimate | 46 | 17 | 29 | |||
| Total | 1,670 | 799 | 871 | |||
| Stillbirths | 65 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 37.4 | |||
| Deaths | 1357 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.0 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | 4.0 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | 1.1 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 5.1 | ||||