General Health, Table KS08

In the 2001 Census, Redbridge residents classified their health as follows:

Disability, Table KS08

Limiting long-term illness is used to describe a situation where illness, health problems or disability affect the daily activities or the work a person can undertake. 16.3% of the population of Redbridge (38,906 people) indicated they had a limiting long-term illness. This figure is lower than the national average of 18.2%, but higher than the London average of 15.5%.

18,203 adults (12.2%) of working age in Redbridge have a limiting long-term illness. Again, this is lower than the England and Wales average of 13.6% and slightly higher than the London average of 11.9%. 

Households with residents with limiting long-term illness, Table KS21

In Redbridge 30,415 households contain at least one person with a limiting long-term illness. This is 33.0% of the households in the borough. 

Provision of care, Table KS08

Within Redbridge, 23,848 people (10% of the population) provide unpaid care for others because of illness or old age. Of those who provide unpaid care, 68.4% (16,312 people) provide up to 19 hours of help per week, 11.9% (2,831 people) provide 20-49 hours of care per week and 19.7% (4,705 people) provide more than 50 hours per week. This is very similar to the national picture, although a slightly higher percentage (20.9%) provide 50 or more hours of care nationally.