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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SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Chigwell Urban District | Average England and Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (in acres) 8,! | 8,372 (14 sq. miles approx.) | |||
| Civilian Population (mid-1956) | 59,740 | |||
| Number of inhabited houses | 16,683 | |||
| Rateable Value | £842,244 | |||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £3,409 | |||
| The rate in the pound for 1955-56 was | 15/10 | |||
| VITAL STATISTICS: | ||||
| Live Births | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 411 | 360 | 771 | |
| Illegitimate | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
| Total 804 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident popualtion (corrected) | 12.5 | 15.7 | ||
| Still Births | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total 17 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | 20.7 | 23.0 | ||
| Deaths | Male | Female | Total | |
| 203 | 178 | 381 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population (corrected) | 9.6 | 11.7 | ||
| Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | 0 | 0.56* | ||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total 10 | ||||
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age: | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total 10 | ||||
| *Per 1,000 total births. | ||||