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Wanstead and Woodford 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Area (in acres) | 3,824 | |||||
| Population—Registrar-General's census 1951 | 61,850 | |||||
| Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1950 | 62,460 | |||||
| Rateable value | £620,050 | |||||
| Sum represented by penny rate | £2,544 | |||||
| Live Births: | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 378 | Females | 357 | Total | 735 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 22 | Females | 11 | Total | 33 |
| Total | Males | 400 | Females | 368 | Total | 768 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population- | 12.4 | |||||
| Stillbirths:- | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 8 | Females | 12 | Total | 20 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 1 | Females | — | Total | \1 |
| Total | Males | 9 | Females | 12 | Total | 21 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—26.6 | ||||||
| Deaths: | ||||||
| Males — 329. | Females — 339. | Total — 668. | ||||
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.8 | |||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | - | |||||
| Other maternal causes | 2 | |||||
| Total | 2 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — 2.54 | ||||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 14.2 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13.5 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 30.3 | |||||
| 1951 | 1950 | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer | 130 | 127 | ||||
| „ „ Measles | Nil | Nil | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough | 1 | Nil | ||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | Nil | 2 | ||||
| „ „ Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | 5 | ||||
| „ Suicide | 5 | 3 | ||||
| „ „ Other violent causes | 6 | 5 | ||||