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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Area in Acres 29,650
Population (Registrar-General's Estimate for Mid 1970 252,130
Number of dwellings as at 31.12.70 80,853
Rateable value as at 31.12.70 £13,018,322
Estimated product of a Penny Rate £52,350
Although the natural increase in population (3,738 births
less 2,126 deaths) gives a net figure of 1,612, the Registrar
General's estimate of 252,130 shows a decrease of 730 compared
with 1969. Thus Havering is one of the 30 London Boroughs whose
population decreased. In fact, the remaining two Boroughs
(Croydon and Sutton) only showed an increase of 50 persons each
and the population of the Greater London area fell by 91,130.
The birth rate now 14.2 per thousand of the population, continued
the slight but steady decline shown each year since 1965.
| Live Births | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1858 | 1689 | 3547 (3691) |
| Illegitimate | 104 | 87 | 191 (207) |
| Total | 1962 | 1776 | 3738 (3898) |
| Birth Rate per 1000 population | 13.6 (14.2) | ||
| Illegitimate live births (percentage of total live births) | (5.1%) (5.3%) | ||
| Still Births | |||
| Legitimate | 10 | 15 | 25 (46) |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 4 (2) |
| Total | 13 | 16 | 29 (48) |
| Total live and still births | 3767 (4125) | ||
| Still birth rate (per 1000 live and still births) | 7.7 (12.2). | ||