London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Population
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population at mid-year
1950 is 62,460, an increase of 450 on the previous figure. This estimate
has been used for the calculation of all vital statistics.
Extracts from vital statistics of the year
Additional statistical tables have been introduced in this report to show
the health of the community in the Borough over the past sixteen years.
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