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Chingford 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

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Section A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
Area 2,868 acres
Population—Registrar-General's estimate 37,790
Number of inhabited houses, end of 1945 11,420 approx.
Rateable value on April 1st, 1945 £329,668 0 0
Sum represented by a penny rate on April 1st,
1945 (gross) £1,373 12 4

Vital Statistics

M.F.
Live BirthsTotal316290Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident papulation: 16.03.
Legitimate304283
Illegitimate127
M.F.
StillbirthsTotal514Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 30.4.
Legitimate514
Illegitimate--
DeathsM.F.Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population: 8.5.
158163

Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis 0
„ „ other puerperal causes 1
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 29.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 30.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births —
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 51
„ „ Measles (all ages) 0
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
„ „ Scarlet Fever 0
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