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Hornchurch 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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services of the district and will in due course be the subject of
review as to its local effects.
I beg to acknowledge the support accorded to me by the Public
Health and other Committees of the Council and would also express
my appreciation of the help afforded me by my colleagues in other
Council departments and by my own staff.
James Gorman, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.
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) 1948 | 101,000 |
| Registrar-General's quarterly estimates of civilian population for year 1948:- | |
| at 31st March, 1948 | 101,080 |
| at 30th June, 1948 | 101,540 |
| at 30th September, 1948 | 101,790 |
| at 31st December, 1948 | 101,300 |
| Number of inhabited houses (September, 1948) according to Rate Books | 27,678 |
| Rateable Value (September, 1948) | £711,352 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate (September, 1948) | £2,840 |
Vital Statistics.
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Births.
Number of live births registered in the District as supplied
by the Registrar-General and adjusted for inward
and outward transfers 1,745
(919 males, 826 females)
Birth Rate per 1,000 civilian population 17.2
Number of still births registered in the District as supplied
by the Registrar-General and adjusted for inward
and outward transfers 35
(13 males, 22 females)
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 civilian population 0,34
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 19.6