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Social Conditions
The development of new estates still continues and the
District has become mainly residential in character. As most of
the houses which are being built are occupied by new comers to the
District the population is increasing very rapidly.
In the south ward, agriculture, market gardening and other
outdoor work are the principal occupations.
In the north-west ward many persons are employed in transport
undertakings (railway, omnibus, &c.)
There are no occupations which have any marked influence
on the Public Health.
Vital Statistics
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the year.
M. F.
Live births: Legitimate 291 271
Illegitimate 5 9
Birth rate per thousand population 20.1
Still births 6 7
Rate per thousand total (live and stillbirths) births 22.0
Deaths 126 112
Death rate per thousand population 8.4
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions 36%
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
(a)—from Sepsis 1
(b)—from other causes 2
Death rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per thousand live births 62.5
Legitimate Infants per thousand legitimate live births 58.7
Illegitimate infants per thousand Illegitimate live births 214.2
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 0
,, ,, Whooping cough (all ages) 1
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age 3
There has been no excessive or unusual mortality during the year.
Comparison of certain rates with those of England and
Wales, London and the smaller towns.
Birth rate. Death rate. Infant Death rate.
England and Wales 15.8 12.3 66
London 15.0 12.4 65
Smaller towns (population
20,000—50,000) 15.6 11.3 62
Hornchurch 22.0 8.4 62.5