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Hornchurch 1938
[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) 1939 76,000
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to
Rate books 24,100
Rateable Value (December, 1939) £630,902
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (March, 1939) £2,460
Social Conditions.
The district is, to a considerable degree, residential in character
and building development which still continues rapidly, attracts new
residents to the district and increases the population very
considerably.
There are, however, 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 has been an increase in unemployment in the district
especially in the last quarter of the year. The unemployed persons
in the northern part of the district register at the Romford Employment
Exchange and those in the southern part at the Dagenham
Exchange.
Vital Statistics.
The net births and deaths have been corrected for inward and outward transfers, as supplied by the Registrar-General.
Live Births:—
| Male. | Female. | Total | Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 728 | 732 | 1,500 | |
| Illegitimate | 24 | 16 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 resident population | 19.7 | |||
| Still Births:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 28 | 24 | 53 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rate per thousand total (live and still) births | 34 | |||
| Deaths | 308 | 308 | 616 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 8.1 | |||