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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area in Acres 29,550
Population (Registrar—General's Estimate for Mid 1968) 252,290
Number of dwellings as at 31.12.68 79,429
Rateable value as at 31.12.68 £12,272,596
Estimate product of a Penny Rate £48,900
During the year, the natural increase (4070 live births, minus
2256 deaths) would have resulted in an increase in population
of 1850, but the Registrar-General's mid year estimate of 252,290
shows an increase of only 1130 over the 1967 population of
251,160.
It follows therefore that the number of people moving away
from this Borough exceeded by 720 the number of those who
came to live in Havering. This compares with a figure of 1250
in 1967.
The population of certain neighbouring authorities is reproduced for information, the figures for the previous two years being given in brackets.
| 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking | 169,520 | (170,100) | (171,000) |
| Redbridge | 246,090 | (245,300) | (246,600) |
| Newham | 255,130 | (257,350) | (258,690) |
| Basildon U.D. | 119,470 | (114,600) | (111,300) |
| Brentwood U.D. | 57,650 | ( 57,000) | ( 56,450) |
| Thurrock U.D. | 123,230 | (121,670) | (120,790) |
It will be seen that the population of the adjacent London
Boroughs all showed a decrease over the figure for the previous
years, in line with the population of the Greater London Area
which decreased by 149,780 to a mid-year population of 7,763,820.
The population of the three authorities in Essex, however, all
increased, illustrating the trend in the movement of population
in this part of the country. Havering, lying between the two
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