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Hornchurch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Area in acres (estimated and subject to revision) | 19,082 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of the resident population (midyear) 1934 | 55,798 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1934) according to Rate books | 17,782 |
| Rateable value (September, 1934) | £431,570 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate (September) | £1,650 |
Social Conditions.
The district is becoming increasingly residential in character and
numerous building estates which are being developed continue to attract
new residents and thus to increase the population by migration.
There are, however, still large areas in the District in which market
gardening, dairy farming, etc., form the chief industries.
There are no conditions of occupation or environment which have had
a prejudicial effect on health.
Extracts from the Vital Statistics for the year.
| Male | Female | Total | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 463 | 432 | 922 | |
| Illegitimate | 19 | |||
| Birth rate per thousand estimated population | .. | 17.6 | ||
| 21 | 9 | 30 | ||
| Rate per thousand total (live and still) births | .. | 31.5 | ||
| 254 | 190 | 444 | ||
| Death rate per thousand estimated population | .. | 8.4 | ||
| (a) from Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | |||
| (b) from other puerperal causes | 5 | |||
| (c) rate per thousand total live and still births | 6.3 | |||