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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 1955
[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 1955 61,380
Registrar-General's estimate mid-year 1954 61,550
Rateable Value £542,000
Sum represented by penny rate £2,593
| LIVE BIRTHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Males | 343 | Females | 326 | Total | 669 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 10 | Females | 15 | Total | 25 |
| Total | Males | 353 | Females | 341 | Total | 694 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population— | 11.4 | |||||
| Legitimate | Males | 8 | Females | 2 | Total | 10 |
| Illegitimate | Males | — | Females | 1 | Total | 1 |
| Total | Males | 8 | Females | 3 | Total | 11 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births— | 15.6 | |||||
| Males | 308 | Females | 341 | Total | 649 | |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population— | 9.7 | |||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | |||||
| Other maternal causes | 1 | |||||
| Total | ||||||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births— 1.42
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.3
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 16.3
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 40.0
1955 1954
Deaths from Cancer 119 135
„ „ Measles Nil Nil
„ „ Whooping Cough Nil Nil
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil Nil
„ „ Road Traffic Accidents 7 1
„ „ Suicide 6 9
Other violent causes 6 7
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