Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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The information regarding unemployment for 1939 has been
supplied by the Ministry of Labour and shows a slight increase as
compared with last year.
The figures relate to the district for which the Exchange operates, of which, the Chigwell Urban District is only a part.
Men. | Women. | Boys. | Girls. | total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Unemployed, 1938 | 522 | 89 | 7 | 3 | 621 |
Temporarily suspended from work | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
526 | 95 | 8 | 3 | 632 | |
Total Unemployed, 1939 | 383 | 258 | 23 | 26 | 690 |
VITAL STATISTICS. | |||||
Male. | Female. | total. | |||
Live Births. Legitimate. | 210 | 200 | 410 | ||
Illegitimate. | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
Total | 416 | ||||
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 1939. | 1938. | |||
16.57 | 17.09 | ||||
Male. | Female | total. | |||
Still Births. Legitimate. | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
Illegitimate. | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Total | 14 | ||||
1939. | 1938. | ||||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 3255 | 21.68 | |||
Male. | Female. | TOTAL. | |||
Deaths | 111 | 99 | 210 | ||
Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population (corrected) | 1938. | 1939. | |||
8.97 | 8.09 | ||||
Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | 1938. | 1939. | |||
Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 0 | |||
Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | 1 | |||
2 | 1 | ||||
Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year | 1938. | 1939. | |||
Legitimate. | 10 | 9 | |||
Illegitimate. | 1 | 1 |