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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Havering 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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| Area in Acres | 29,550 |
| Population (Registrar-General's Estimate for Mid 1966) | 250,190 |
| Number of inhabited houses as at 31.12.66 | 76,520 |
| Rateable value as at 31.12.66 | £11,900,403 |
| Estimated product of a Penny Rate | £48,400 |
During the year, the natural increase (4224 live births, minus
2277 deaths) would have resulted in an increase in population
of 1947, but the Registrar-Generals mid year estimate of 250,190
is 240 less than the comparative figure for 1965.
It follows therefore that the number of people moving away
from this Borough exceeded by 2187 the number of those who came
to live in Havering. The number of inhabited dwellings increased
by 673 during the year, which, allied to the slight fall on total
population, resulted in the average number of people per dwelling
falling from 3.30 in 1965 to 3.27 in 1966.
(Figures for 1965 are given in parenthesis)
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2072 | 1941 | 4013 | (4164) |
| Illegitimate | 120 | 91 | 211 | (190) |
| Total | 2192 | 2032 | 4224 | (4354) |
| Birth Rate per 1000 population | 15.53 | (15.99) | ||
| Illegitimate live births (percentage of total live births) | 5.% | (4.4) | ||
| Still Births | ||||
| Legitimate | 33 | 24 | (61) | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | (3) |
| Total | 34 | 26 | 60 | (64) |
| Total live and still births | 4284 | (4418) | ||
| Still birth rate (per 1000 live and still births) | 14.0 | (14.5) | ||