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Chigwell 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]

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Table: SECTION ASTATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

SECTION A

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Chigwell Urban DistrictAverage England and Wales
Area (in acres) 8,972 (14 sq. miles approx.) Civilian Population (mid-1955) 58,790
Number of inhabited houses16,127
Rateable Value£446,739
Sum represented by a penny rate£1,832
The rate in the pound for 1954-55 was22/2d.
VITAL STATISTICS:
LIVE BIRTHSMaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate404373777
Illegitimate121325
Total802

Table: Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident

Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident

STILL BIRTHSMaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate111223
Illegitimate101
Total 24

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Rate per 1,000 (live and still births)29.0 23.129.023.1
DEATHSMaleFemaleTotal
201173374
Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population (corrected)8.611.7
Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:00.64*
MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate7310
Illegitimate011
Total11

Table: Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age:

Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age:

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate639
Illegitimate011
Total10

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*Per 1,000 total births.
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