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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Temporary Sanitary Inspector:—
P. T. Shelton, M.R.San.I., M.S.I.A., A.A.I.
Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors Joint Board
Certificate.
Royal Sanitary Institute Certificate for Inspector of Meat and
other Foods.
Clerk: Miss J. Warriner.
Section A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 8,970 (14 sq. miles approx.).
Population 25,070.
The rate in the pound for 1941/42 was 13/8.
Owing to war conditions the Ministry of Labour is unable to
furnish any particulars in respect of persons unemployed during
1941, and these are therefore unavoidably omitted from this Report.
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Male. | Female. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. Legitimate. | 163 | 155 | 318 |
| Illegitimate. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Total | 331 | ||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population: 13.2. | |||
| Male. | Female | Total. | |
| Still Births. Legitimate. | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Illegitimate. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 26.4 | |||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Deaths | x53 | I+I | 294 |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population: 117. | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | ||
| ,, „ other Maternal Causes | 2 | ||
| 2 | |||
| Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year | |||
| Male. | Female. | total. | |
| Legitimate. | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Illegitimate. | 0 | 0 | 0 |