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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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SECTION A. 3. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Area | 2,868 acres. |
| Population - Registrar -General's estimate for mid-year 1952 | 48,190 |
| Number of inhabited houses and flats (as at 31.12.52) | 13,498 |
| Rateable value on April 1st, 1952 | £382,351 |
| Product of a penny rate, year ending 31.3.52 | £1,569 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Total Legitimate Illegitimate | 290 | 277 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population: 11.8 |
| 277 | 269 | |||
| 13 | 8 | |||
| Stillbirths | Total Legitimate Illegitimate | 6 | 1 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 12.2 |
| 6 | 1 | |||
| - | - | |||
| Deaths | 201 | 193 | Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 8.2 | |
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 17.6
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 16.4
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 75
" " Measles (all ages) 0
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) 0