[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford] page 7

Wanstead and Woodford 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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SECTION A.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

Area (in acres)					3,824
Population—Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1950					62,460
Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1949					62,010
Rateable value					£618,033
Sum represented by penny rate					£2,504
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year
Live Births:
Legitimate	Males	415	Females	417	Total	832
Illegitimate	Males	4	Females	11	Total	15
Total	Males	419	Females	428	Total	847
Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—13.5
Stillbirths.
Legitimate	Males	9	Females	13	Total	22
Illegitimate	Males	—	Females	—	Total	—
Total	Males	9	Females	13	Total	22
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—25.3
Deaths:
Males —283.	Females-322.			Total-605.
Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—9.6
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis						—
Other maternal causes						1
Total						1
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births						1.15
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births						18.9
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births						18.0
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births						66.6
				1950	1949
Deaths from Cancer				127	119
„ „ Measles				Nil	1
„ „ Whooping Cough				Nil	Nil
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age)				2	2
„ „ Road Traffic Accidents				5	5
„ „ Suicide				3	5
„ „ Other violent causes				5	6