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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 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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Death rath of Infants Under 1 Year of age:
All Infants per 1,000 live births 33
Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births 33
Illegitimate „ „ „ illegitimate „ 27
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 51
„ „ Measles (all ages) 1
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
., „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 2
„ Road Traffic 3
„ „ Suicide 2
„ Other Violent Causes 4

Table: Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence.

Analysis of Deaths according to Age Incidence.

Age.No. of Deaths.
1943.1942.1941.1940.1939.
Under 1 year1616171511
1 and under 21——1—
2 „ „ 5———41
5 „„ 1526429
15 „ „ 2574579
25 „ „ 3510812125
35 „ „ 45810272016
45 „ „ 552418322812
55 „ „ 654240465036
65 „ „ 756266685748
75 and upwards9580799663
Total267248290292210

Table: COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.

194024,85038015.329612.71539
194125,07033113.229411.71752
194224,86041716.724910.01638
194324,68047919.426710.811633
*The death rates from 1941/43 have not been corrected by the use of the area comparatibility figure so are not strictly comparable with those of 1939/40.