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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Area (in acres) | 3,824 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, 1945 | 48,230 |
| Rateable value (end of 1945) | £572,299 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (1945-1946) | £2,180 |
| Live Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Males | 366 | Females 342 | Total | 708 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 22 | Females 29 | Total | 51 |
| Total | Males | 388 | Females 371 | Total | 759 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population — 16.0
| Stillbirths. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Males | 4 | Females 8 | Total | 12 |
| Illegitimate | Males | — | Females 3 | Total | 3 |
| Total | Males | 4 | Females 11 | Total | 15 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — 19.3
| Deaths. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 298. | Females | 329. | Total | 627. |
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population — 13.0
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | |
|---|---|
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | 1 |
| Other maternal causes | |
| Total | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 1.29 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 31.6 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 32.4 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 19.6 |
Infantile Mortality.
The infantile mortality rate for the year was 31.6 per thousand. On
analysis it is found that out of 24 deaths occurring in, or transferred into
the Borough, 9 were due to lung conditions, 4 to meningitis, 4 to prematurity.
2birth injuries, 1 gastro enteritis, 4 other causes.
Fifteen deaths occurred within four weeks of birth.