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
Chingford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Table of Birth and Death Rates
| Year | Population | Births | Rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 population. | INFANT MORTALITY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
| 1937 | 35,970 (estimated) | 590 | 16.3 | 269 | 7.6 | 26 | 44 | ||
| 1938 | 37,510 (estimated) | 612 | 16.31 | 269 | 7.17 | 28 | 45 | ||
| 1939 | (a) 39,460 | 668 | 16.93 | 261 | 6.8 | 15 | 22 | ||
| (b) 38,160 | |||||||||
| 1940 | 37,220 | 583 | 15.66 | 382 | 10.26 crude | 25 | 45 | ||
| 13.13 standardised | |||||||||
| 1941 | 35,440 | 503 | 14.19 | 312 | 8.8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1942 | 37,790 | 667 | 17.6 | 282 | 7.5 | 19 | 28 | ||