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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area in acres (land and inland water) 19,768
Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population
population (mid-year) 1946 95,460
Registrar-General's quarterly estimates of civilian population
for year 1946 :—
at 31st March, 1946 93,720
at 30th June, 1946 95,670
at 30th September, 1946 97,750
at 31st December, 1946 99,090
Number of inhabitated houses (September 1946) according
to Rate Books 26,728
Rateable Value (September 1946) 6678,861
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (September 1946) £2,780
Social Conditions.
The District is, to a considerable degree, residential in
character and building development, which has re-started within
a limited scope, has attracted a number of new residents to the
area.
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.
Vital Statistics.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
Number of births registered in the District as supplied by
the Registrar-General and corrected for inward and
outward transfers (1,005 males, 1,024 females) .... 2,029
Birth rate per 1,000 civilian population .... .... 21.3
Number of deaths registered in the District:—
Residents 511
Non-residents 77
Number of deaths of residents occurring outside the
District 363
Total number of deaths of Hornchurch residents
adjusted for inward and outward transfers 874
Death rate per 1,000 civilian population 9.0
Puerperal Deaths:—
(a) from Sepsis 1
(b) from other causes 4