Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
(Land and Inland Water)
Area in (in Acres) (Tidal Water ) 13,983
Registrar-General's Estimate of resident Population:—
June, 30th, 1968 246,090
Number of inhabited houses (April 1st, 1968) according to Rate Books 78,025
Rateable Value - April 1st, 1968 £13,114,140
Sum represented by a penny rate, April 1st, 1968 £52,412
General Rate jn the £ - 1968-69 —
Domestic Properties 12s.2d.
Mainly Domestic Properties 12s.7d.
Non-Domestic Properties 13s.0d.
The following figures as to unemployment were supplied by the Ministry of Labour (Ilford area only):
Males Females
As at 6th January, 1969 1,028 116
1968
Live Births 3,533
Live Birth rate per 1,000 population — Crude rate 14.36
Adjusted rate 14.79
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births 7.50
Stillbirths 49
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 13.68
Total Live and Stillbirths 3,582
Infant deaths (under 1 year) 45
Total Infant deaths per 1,000 total live births 12.74
Legitimate Infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births 12.55
Illegitimate Infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births 15.09
Neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births (first four weeks) 8.49
Early Neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 total live births (under one week) 6.79
Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live
and stillbirths) 20.38
Maternal deaths (including abortion) Nil
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths 0.00
Deaths (all causes) 2,869
Death rate per 1,000 population — Crude Rate 11.66
Adjusted rate 11.08
Comparability Factors - Birth rate 1.03
Death rate 0.95
Total rainfall 1968 29.40 inches
Greatest rainfall in any 24 hours (on 31.7.68) 3.00