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Hornchurch 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| 3 | ||
| (c) rate per thousand total (live and still) births | 2.9 | |
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | ||
| All infants per thousand live births | 47.6 | |
| Legitimate infants per thousand legitimate live births | 48.4 | |
| Illegitimate infants per thousand illegitimate live births | 24.3 | |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 3 | |
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 | |
| ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 7 | |
Area and Population.
On the 1st April, 1936, part of the parish of North Ockendon formerly
in the Orsett Rural District was added to the Hornchurch Urban District.
In the following table the district as constituted at the 30th June, 1936, is shown divided into wards with their acreage and with the population which was enumerated at the census in 1931.
| Wards, as constituted at 30th June, 1936. | Acreage land and inland water. | Population census 1931. |
|---|---|---|
| Cranham | 5,110 | 1,703 |
| Emerson Park | 1,246 | 5,380 |
| Harold Wood | 2,160 | 3,661 |
| North West | 1,061 | 10,185 |
| Rainham | 4,546 | 4,256 |
| Thameside | 2,329 | 2,540 |
| Town | 1,177 | 6,420 |
| Upminster | 2,139 | 5,244 |
| Total | 19,768 | 39,389 |
Of the total population of 39,389 at the census of 1931, 19,376 were
males and 20,013 were females. The number of persons per acre of the
whole district was 2. In the administrative County there were 1.2
persons per acre; in the Municipal Boroughs and Urban Districts there
were 3.9; and in the County Boroughs 31.0 persons per acre.
In Hornchurch at the Census of the year 1931 there were 10,223
private families occupying dwellings and rooms as shown in the following
table:—