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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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 8,771
Civilian population (mid 1966) 56,180
Number of inhabited houses (1.4.66) 16,820
Rateable value (1.4.66) £2,832,642
Sum represented by penny rate 1966/67 £11,710 (re-estimated)
The rate in the pound for 1966/67 11/l0d.
Chigwell United
VITAL STATISTICS: U.D.C. Kingdom
Live Births:
Number 685
Rate per 1000 population (standardised) 13.6 17.4
Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of total
live births) 5.7
Stillbirths:
Number 12
Rate per 1000 total live and still births 17.2 15.4
Total live and still births 697
Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year): 9
Infant Mortality rates-
Total infant deaths per 1000 total live births 13.1 19.0
Legitimate infant deaths per 1000 legitimate live
births 10.8
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1000 illegitimate
live births 51.8
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per
1000 total live births) 8.8 12.9
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one
week per 1000 total live births) 8.8 11.1
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under
one week combined per 1000 total live and still births)25.8 26.3
Maternal Mortality (including abortion):
Number of deaths 0
Rate per 1000 total live and still births 0
Total number of deaths (all causes) 499
Death Rate (all causes) per 1000 of population
(standardised) 11.2 11.7
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