Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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| Area (in acres) | 8,970 (14 sq. miles approx) | |||
| Civilian Population (mid-1952) | 56,830 | |||
| Number of inhabited houses | 14,950 | |||
| Rateable value | £403,216 | |||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £1,600 | |||
| The rate in the pound for 1951—2 was | 19/4d. | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 442 | 462 | 904 | |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 16 | 30 | |
| Total | 934 | |||
| Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 15.3 | |||
| STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| Illegitimate | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | 20.0 | |||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Deaths | 204 | 388 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 6.9 | |||
| Deaths from pregnancy, child birth and abortion | 1 | |||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | |||
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age: | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 13 | 20 | ||
| Illegitimate | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | |||