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It will be noted that the mortality from Measles is somewhat
higher than has occurred of recent years. The same observations
apply to deaths from Whooping Cough and Infantile Diarrhoea.
The question of hospital treatment for cases of Measles has been
considered in some districts and the desirability of this can be
supported by the apparent increase in severity of Measles and its
sequelae.
Population.
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate was 98,710, this
is an increase of 3,560 compared with the previous year. The
excess of births over deaths for the year was 1,285 and the balance
of course is accounted for by the excess of incoming over outgoing
population. The following figures give the estimated or census
population, the number of houses as ascertained from the rate
books and the number of persons per house:—
Population.
No. of
houses.
No. of
persons
per house
1931 Census 89,362 19,457 4.59
1931 Estimated 90,870 19,457 4.67
1932 „ 94,000 19,952 4.71
1933 „ 95,550 20,754 4.60
This gives the lowest yield as 4.59 per house. Using the factor
4.59 and taking the number of inhabited houses according to the
rate books on 31/3/35 which is 22,790, the estimated population on
that date is 104,606. It will probably be argued that the figure of
4.59 per house is high, but when one considers that applicants for
houses on the Becontree estate are given preference when they
have large families, the persons per house, at any rate on
the Becontree estate, are not comparable with the population
generally.