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The population of the Enlarged District for the middle of the year
as estimated locally was 60,800.
The Registrar-General's estimate of resident population for June 30th,
1934, is 55,798, but a figure modified to take account of the fact that
the records do not wholly relate to the entire year has been calculated by
the Registrar-General for use in connection with the statistical rates.
This figure is 52,256.
At the 1931 census in the Hornchurch Urban District as then constituted
the number of persons enumerated in dwellings occupied by Private
families was found to be 96 per cent. of the whole.
In addition there were 53 persons (0.2 per cent.) in civilian hospitals;
639 persons (2.2 per cent.) in Poor Law Institutions; and 323 persons (1.1
per cent.) in Air Force premises.
In the Romford Rural District 96.5 per cent. of the total census
population consisted of private families.
Births.
The number of births registered during the year was 728.
The figures supplied by the Registrar-General which take into account
births occurring during temporary residence outside the District and
correctly included in the Hornchurch figures are:—
Males Females
Legitimate 463 432
Illegitimate 19 8
The percentage of illegitimate births to the total registered was 2.9.
The birth rate calculated on a population of 52,256 is 17.6 per thousand
estimated population.
A comparison with previous years follows:—
1933 18.4 1929 17.0
1932 18.1 1928 14.9
1931 20.1 1927 16.3
1930 16.1 1926 17.3
Deaths.
There were 254 deaths registered in the District during the year,
this number including 41 belonging to other districts.
The deaths of Hornchurch residents registered as having died in
other districts was 231.
By subtracting the former and adding the latter a corrected total of
444 deaths is obtained.