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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 1951
[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.)
Civilian Population (mid-1951) 53,160
Number of inhabited houses 14,485
Rateable value £366,475
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,609
The rate in the pound for 1951—52 was 19/10d.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 447 | 422 | 869 |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Total | 893 | ||
| Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population 16.8 | |||
| STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total |
| Legitimate | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) 21.9 | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| Deaths | 197 | 194 | 391 |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 7.4 | ||
| Deaths from pregnancy, child birth and abortion | 1 | ||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age: | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | ||
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age: | |||
| Legitimate | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | ||