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Hornchurch 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total births. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 1.4 |
| No. 30. Other puerperal causes | 4 | 2.8 |
| Total | 6 | 4.2 |
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||
| All infants per thousand live births | 51.7 | |
| Legitimate infants per thousand legitimate live births | 49.2 | |
| Illegitimate infants per thousand illegitimate live births | 90.9 | |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 85 | |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 0 | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 2 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | |
Area and Population.
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 in 1931, 19,376
were males and 20,013 were females. The number of persons per
acre of the whole district was 2.
In Hornchurch at the 1931 census there were 10,223 private
families occupying 9,695 dwellings containing 50,125 rooms. The
average number of persons per room was 0.76.