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Hornchurch 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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The census population of the different parts was enumerated in the years 1911, 1921 and 1931, as follows:—
| Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | |
| Cranham | 489 | 519 | 1,240 |
| Hornchurch | 9,461 | 10,891 | 28,417 |
| Rainham | 1,972 | 2,196 | 3,897 |
| Upminster | 2,468 | 3,559 | 5,732 |
| Wennington | 364 | 432 | 359 |
| Great Warley | 2,051 | 2,088 | 2,676 |
At the 1931 census in the Hornchurch Urban District as then
constituted the number of persons enumerated in dwellings occupied
by Private families was found to be 96 per cent. of the whole.
In addition there were 53 persons (0.2 per cent.) in civilian
hospitals; 639 persons (2.2 per cent.) in Poor Law Institutions;
and 323 persons (1.1 per cent.) in Air Force premises.
In the Romford Rural District 96.5 per cent. of the total
census population consisted of private families.
Births.
The number of births registered in the district during the year
was 780.
The figures supplied by the Registrar-General which take into account births during temporary residence of the mother outside the District and therefore included in the Hornchurch figures are :—
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 510 | 487 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 12 |
The percentage of illegitimate births to the total registered
was 2.5.
The birth rate calculated on a population of 59,910 is 17.0 per thousand estimated population.
| A comparison with previous years follows :— | |||
| 1934 | 17.6 | 1929 | 17.0 |
| 1933 | 18.4 | 1928 | 14.9 |
| 1932 | 18.1 | 1927 | 16.3 |
| 1931 | 20.1 | 1926 | 17.3 |
| 1930 | 16.1 | ||