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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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| 1 Year of age: | 1938. | 1939. | |||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births. | 27 | 24 | |||||
| Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 Legitimate births. | 25 | 22 | |||||
| Illegitimate „ „ „ | Illegitimate ,, | 8.33 | 167 | ||||
| 1938. | 1939. | ||||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 43 | 38 | |||||
| ,, „ 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. | 1939. | 1938. | 1937. | 1936. | 1935. | ||
| Under 1 year 1 and under | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | „ „ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 5 | „ „ | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | „ „ | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 25 | „ „ | 35 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 35 | „ „ | 45 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| 45 | „ „ | 55 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
| 55 | „ „ | 65 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 42 |
| 65 | „ „ | 75 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 36 | 48 |
| 75 | and upwards | 63 | 57 | 51 | 69 | 44 | |
| Total | 210 | 222 | 202 | 194 | 179 | ||
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Births. | Rate per 1,000. | N umber of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (Corrected) | Infant Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (Live Births). | ||||||
| 1935 | 19,460 | 266 | 13.66 | 179 | 7.8 | 2 | 7.5 |
| 1936 | 20,780 | 295 | 14.19 | 194 | 8.95 | 18 | 61 |
| 1937 | 22,510 | 319 | 14.17 | 202 | 8.57 | 8 | 25 |
| 1938 | 23,750 | 406 | 17.09 | 222 | 8.97 | 11 | 27 |
| 1939 | 25,100 | 416 | 16.57 | 210 | 8.09 | 10 | 24 |