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TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF
THE BOROUGH OF LEYTON.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present herewith my Annual Report on the
health, sanitary circumstances and vital statistics of the Borough
of Leyton during the year 1936, together with my Annual Report
to the Education Authority on the work of the school medical
service during the year. These reports are drawn up on the lines
required by the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education.
Meteorological.
The summer of 1936 was a very wet one, the rainfall being
excessive during the months of June, July and September. The
daily hours of sunshine were also well below the average during the
summer months ; and although December was unusually sunny,
September was the dullest month on record since 1880. The mean
temperature of the year was 50.5 degrees Fahrenheit, being 0.2
degrees Fahrenheit above the average of previous years.
Vital Statistics.
The last official census return—that of the year 1931—showed
the population in the Borough of Leyton to be 128,313 persons.
To-day the Registrar General's estimate of the population is
119,900 persons.
The number of births registered in the Borough during 1936
was 1,421, the birth rate per thousand of the population being
11.85. Although the number of births (1,421) is the lowest ever
recorded, the birth rate (11.85) does not quite reach the low record
(11.78) of the year 1934. This apparent anomaly is due to the
decrease in the estimated population from 123,430 in the year 1934
to 119,900 in the year 1936. The marked and progressive fall in
the birth rate will be seen from the following Leyton annual figures
at intervals of ten years:—
1896. 1906. 1916. 1926. 1936.
Population 77,000 108,000 132,107 130,000 119,900
Births 2,372 3,344 2,560 2,022 1,421
Birthrate 30.08 30.90 19.40 15.55 11.85
The deaths of Leyton residents certified during the year
numbered 1,272, giving a general death rate of 10.61 per thousand