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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area,(in acres) (14 sq. miles approx.) | 8,972 |
| Civilian population (mid1960) | 63,020 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 17,743 |
| Rateable value | £938,896 |
| Sum represented by penny rate 1959/60 | £3,818 |
| The rate in the pound for 1959/60 | 19/10d. |
VITAL STATISTICS:
| Live births | 798 |
| Live birth rate per 1,000 population (standardised) | 11.6 |
| Still-births | 8 |
| Still-births rate per 1,000 live and still-births | 9.9 |
| Total live and still-births | 806 |
| Infant deaths | 12 |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births- total | 15.0 |
| " " " " " " "— legitimate | 15.7* |
| " " " " " " "- illegitimate | 0 + |
| Neo-natal " " " " " "- total (first 4 weeks) | 8.8 |
| Early Neo-natal " " " " " "- total | 8.8 |
| Perinatal mortality " " " " "- total | 18.6 |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.0 |
| Maternal deaths (including abortion) | 1 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births | 1.2 |
| Death rate (all causes) per 1,000 of population (standardised) | 10.5 |
* Legitimate I.M.R. = legitimate deaths under 1 year
legitimate live births x 1,000
+ Illegitimate I.M.R. = illegitimate deaths under 1 year
illegitimate live births x 1,000
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