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Chingford 1950
[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 (as at
30.6.50) 48,770
Number of inhabited houses and flats (as at
31.12.50) 13,332
Rateable value on April 1st, 1950 £375,233
Sum represented by a penny rate on April 1st,
1950 (gross) £1,563 9 5
VITAL STATISTICS
| M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Total | 367 | 325 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population : 14.2. | |
| Legitimate | 358 | 318 | |||
| Illegitimate | 9 | 7 | |||
| M. | F. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 18.4. | |||
| Stillbirths | Total | 6 | 7 | ||
| Legitimate | 5 | 7 | |||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | |||
| M. | F. | ||||
| Deaths | 187 | 187 | Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population : 7.7. | ||
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 11.6
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 11.8
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 77
„ „ Measles (all ages) —
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) —
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