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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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3.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
| Area | 2,868 | acres |
| Population: Registrar-General's estimated mid-year | ||
| home population | 46,320 | |
| Number of inhabited houses and flats (as at 31.12.64) | 14,398 | |
| Rateable value on April 1st 1964 | £2,149,565 | |
| Product of penny rate on April 1st 1964 | £8,740 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Live Births: | |
| Number (315 males: 289 females) | 604 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 13.0 |
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births | 4.1 |
| Stillbirths: | |
| Number (8 males: 1 female) | 9 |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 14.6 |
| Total live and stillbirths | 613 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 12 |
| Infant Mortality Rates: | |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 19.8 |
| Legitimate " " " " legitimate live births | 18.1 |
| Illegitimate " " " " illegitimate " " | 4.0 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 13.2 |
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 9.9 |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live & stillbirths) | 24.4 |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion): Number of deaths | - |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | - |
| Total Deaths: | |
| Number (215 males: 207 females) | 422 |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 population | 9.1 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 99 |
| " " Measles (all ages) | - |
| " " Whooping Cough (all ages) | |