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Hornchurch 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area in acres 19,768
Registrar-General's estimate of the resident population (mid-year)
1936 64,447
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1936) according to Rate books 20,923
Rateable Value (September, 1936) £501,442
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (September) £1,990
Social Conditions.
The district is, to a great extent, residential in character and building
estates which continue to be developed rapidly, attract new residents to
the district and increase the population very considerably.
There are still large areas in the district in which agriculture remains
a predominant occupation.
There are no conditions of occupation or environment which have
had a prejudicial effect on health.
There is little unemployment in the district and the public works
which have been carried out attract workers from other districts.
Vital Statistics.
The net births and deaths after correction for inward and outward transfers as supplied by the Registrar-General.
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 634 | 626 | 1,301 | |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 24 | ||
| Birth rate per 1,000 calculated on composite population of 64,385 | 20.2 | |||
| Still Births:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 22 | 19 | 45 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | ||
| Rate per thousand total (live and still) births | 33 | |||
| Deaths | 270 | 240 | 510 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 calculated on composite population of 64,385 | 7.9 | |||