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Hornchurch 1941
[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
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1941) according to
Rate Books 25,601
Rateable Value (September,1941) £674,237
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (March, 1941) £2,553
Social Conditions.
Much of the district is residential and many of the inhabitants
travel daily to work in other areas. There are, however, still large
portions of the district in which agriculture is the main industry
and in addition there are industrial undertakings giving occupation
to many persons.
There are no conditions of occupation or environment which
have had a prejudicial effect on health.
Vital Statistics.
Extracts from the Vital Statistics of the year.
Male. Female. Total Rate.
Live Births:—
Legitimate 606 596
Illegitimate 17 21
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated
population 15.5
Still Births:—
Legitimate 14 17
Illegitimate 0 1 32
Rate per thousand total (live
and still) births 25.1
Deaths 414 353 767
Death rate per 1,000 estimated
population 9.6
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— Total. Rate.
(a) from Puerperal and Post-abortion Sepsis 0
(b) from other maternal causes 1
(c) rate per thousand total (live and still) births 0,8