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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
Chigwell 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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The District is a healthy one and there are 110 occupations
injurious to health.
VI TAL STATISTICS.
| TOTAL. | Male. | Female. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. Legitimate. | 313 | 167 | 146 | ||
| Total Illegitimate. | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | 319 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 1937 | 1936 | |||
| 14.17 | 14.19 | ||||
| TOTAL. | Male. | Female. | |||
| Still Births. Legitimate. | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total. Illegitimate. | — | ||||
| Total | 11 | ||||
| 1937 | 1936 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 33.33 | 45.30 | |||
| Deaths. 1937 - 202. 1936 - 194. | |||||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | Crude. | 8.93 | 9.33 | ||
| Corrected. | 8.57 | 8.95 | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total Births (live and still). | |||
| 1937 | 1936. | 1937 | 1936 | ||
| No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.47 | |
| No. 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.47 | |
| 1937 | 1936. | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year - Legitimate. | 8 | 18 | |||
| Illegitimate. | — | - | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age. All Infants per 1,000 live births. | 25.07 | 61.01 | |||
| Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 Legitimate births. | 25.55 | 62.5 | |||
| Illegitimate „ „ „ Illegitimate „ | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1937 | 1936. | ||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 37 | 27 | |||
| „ ,, Measles (all ages) | 0 | 1 | |||
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 | 0 | |||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | |||