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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
Walthamstow 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following are the birth, death, and infantile mortality rates for this and similar districts in the outer zone of London:—
| Town. | Population. | Birth-rate. | Death-rate. | Infantile mortality rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 190,877 | 194 . | 10.6 | 77.6 |
| Willesden | 165,669 | 20.7 . | 10.0 | 75.8 |
| Hornsey | 87,691 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 52.8 |
| Tottenham | 146,695 | 21.1 | 10.4 | 74.8 |
| Edmonton | 66,809 | 28.1 | 10.2 | 59.0 |
| West Ham | 300,905 | 28.4 | 12.1 | 71.5 |
| East Ham | 143,304 | 20.6 | 10.1 | 66.5 |
| Leyton | 128,432 | 18.9 | 9.8 | 74.2 |
| Ilford | 85,191 . | .. 173 . | 8.7 | 50.9 |
The position of Ilford and Hornsey may depend largely on their low
birth rates and the social conditions prevailing in the areas ; that of
Edmonton shows that a considerable diminution of the infant mortality
rate here is still possible.
The following table shows our relative position compared with the
Country and the Great and Smaller Towns as regards general death
and infant mortality rates and those from the principal infectious
diseases:—