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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Death Rate of Infants Under
i Year of age: 1938. 1937.
All Infants per 1,000 live births. 27.09 25.07
Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 Legitimate births. 25.38 25.55
Illegitimate „ ,, „ Illegitimate ,, 8.33 0
1938. 1937.
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 43 37
,, ,, Measles (all ages) 1 0
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 0 0
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 3 1
Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence.
No. of Deaths.
Age.
1938.
1937.
1936.
1935.
1934.
Under 1 year
11
8
18
2
8
1 and under
2
3
1
1
2
-
2 ,, „
5
2
3
-
1
5
5 „ „
15
3
2
5
4
3
15 „ „
25
3
2
7
4
5
25 „ „
35
10
10
7
8
9
35 „ „
45
14
13
9
11
7
45 „ „
55
28
24
16
13
17
55 „ „
65
33
30
26
42
33
65 „ „
75
58
58
36
48
35
75 and upwards
57
51
69
44
66
Total
222
202
194
179
188
NUMBER OF DEATHS BY MONTHS.
In District.
Outside District.
TOTAL.
January
17
7
24
February
14
7
21
March
14
6
20
April
8
13
21
May
17
5
22
June
5
3
8
July
6
8
14
August
10
7
17
September
5
10
15
October
10
8
18
November
8
7
15
December
16
11
27
Totals
Totals, 1937
130
134
92
68
222
202