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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
Chingford 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Section A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
Area 2,860 acres
Population—Registrar-General's estimate 37,220
Number of inhabitated houses end of 1940 12,250
Rateable value on April 1st, 1940 £332,500
Sum represented by a penny rate on April 1st,
1940 (gross) £1,385 8s. 4d.
| * Infant Mortality | † Birth Rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| — | — | — | - | |||
Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis 0
„ „ other puerperal causes 0
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 45
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 45
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 51
,, „ Measles (all ages) —
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
„ „ Scarlet Fever 0
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