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Wanstead and Woodford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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| Area (in acres) | 3,824 |
| Population—Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1954 | 61,550 |
| Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1953 | 61,540 |
| Rateable value | £638,302 |
| Sum represented by penny rate | £2,586 |
| LIVE BIRTHS | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 343 | Females | 336 | Total | 679 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 13 | Females | 11 | Total | 24 |
| Total | Males | 356 | Females | 347 | Total | 703 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—11.3 | ||||||
| STILLBIRTHS | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 9 | Females | 4 | Total | 13 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 2 | Females | 0 | Total | 2 |
| Total | Males | 11 | Females | 4 | Total | 15 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—20.9 | ||||||
| DEATHS | ||||||
| Males—305 | Females—305 | Total—610 | ||||
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—9.9 | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | |||||
| Other maternal causes | 1 | |||||
| Total | 1 | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—1.39 | ||||||
| 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 | 14.7 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — | |||||
| 1954 | 1953 | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer | 135 | 124 | ||||
| ,, ,, Measles | Nil | Nil | ||||
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough | Nil | Nil | ||||
| ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | Nil | Nil | ||||
| ,, ,, Road Traffic Accidents | 1 | 3 | ||||
| ,, ,, Suicide | 9 | 7 | ||||
| ,, ,, Other violent causes | 7 | 18 | ||||