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Births.
1,938 births were registered during the year. The birth rate
per 1,000 population was thus 19.6, compared with 14.8 for England
and Wales and 14.7 for the 121 large towns including London.
The rate compares with that of 24.2, 26.5, 30.6, 23.8, 23.6, 20.4 and
18.6 for the years 1927 to 1933 inclusive. The illegitimate birth
rate continues to be very low, being only 2.3 per cent of total births.
The rate of illegitimate stillbirths is 1.66 per cent of total stillbirths.
The birth rates of Dagenham since its inception as an Urban
District have been high; the rates are largely due to the fact that
approximately 90 per cent of the population are under the age of
40 years.

Of the 108 deaths of non-residents occurring in the district,
62 took place at the West Ham Sanatorium and 38 at the Joint
Isolation Hospital.
Of the 372 deaths of local residents taking place outside this
area, most occurred in institutions. Of these, 274 occurred at
Oldchurch Hospital, 24 at King George Hospital, Ilford, 7 at the
London Fever Hospital, 5 at East Ham Memorial Hospital, 5 at
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow, 27 at various general hospitals in
London and 7 at children's hospitals.
653 deaths in a population of 98,710 represents a death rate of
6.6 compared with 11.8 for England and Wales. For the years
from 1927 to 1933 inclusive, the local rates were 7.0, 7.3, 8.3, 6.6
7.2, 6.5 and 6.5.
A table giving the causes of death and the age periods at which
they occurred, is given at the end of the report.