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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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SECTION A
Statistics and Social Conditions of the
Area
Area (in acres) 8,970 (14 sq. miles approx).
Population 35,190
Number of inhabited houses 10,380
Rateable value £289,768
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,201 2s. 9d.
The rate in the pound for 1948/49 is 17/8d.
| Live Births: | Male | Female | Total |
| Legitimate | 304 | 285 | 589 |
| Illegitimate | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Total | 615 |
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population 17.5.
| STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total |
| Legitimate | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 25.3.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 158 | 141 | 299 |
Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population 8.5.
Deaths from sepsis and other maternal causes 0
Deaths of infants under 1 year:
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 |