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Walthamstow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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A.— STATISTICS & SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Area (in acres) | 4,343 |
| Population (Registrar-General's Estimate, mid-year 1954) | 119,000 |
| Number of Assessments (31st December, 1954) | 37,308 |
| Rateable Value (31st December, 1954) | £916,554 |
| Sum represented by penny rate | £3,700 |
Population.— The Registrar-General's Estimate of the home
population at mid-year, 1954, is 119,000, a decrease of 400 on the
previous year.
Employment— According to information kindly supplied by
Mr. Percy C. Graham, Manager of the local Employment Exchange,
approximately 550 men and 250 women were placed in employment
every month during the year 1954 through the placing machinery
of the Employment Exchange. The number of persons insured
under the National Insurance Acts employed in the whole area
covered by the Exchange, comprising the boroughs of Walthamstow,
Leyton, Chingford and Wanstead and Woodford, was approximately
82,000. Of this number, it is estimated that about 40,000 were
employed in Walthamstow. During 1954, the average number of
persons unemployed in the whole area was 690 men and 200 women,
including 95 disabled men and 15 disabled women.
Extracts from Vital Statistics.—The Registrar-General's mid' year 1954 estimate of the home population (viz., 119,000) has been used for the calculation of all vital statistics.
| Total | Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,424 | 733 | 691 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population | 12.3 | |
| Illegitimate | 50 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Total | 1,474 | 758 | 716 | ||||
| Stillbirths | 21 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 14.0 | ||||
| Deaths | 1,141 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population | 9.5 | ||||
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
| Puerperal Sepsis Deaths | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — |