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of town residents removed to the Union Workhouse, the
deaths for the district were 168. The population of the
district was estimated to be 14,400. The death-rate would
therefore be 11.6 per 1,000 of the population. The number
of births registered during the year was 424, the birth-rate
being 29.4 per 1,000.
The following table shows the birth-rate and death-rate
for the last five years.
Romford.
Birth-Rate.
Death-Rate.
1899
30.0
13.05
1900
28.9
13.1
1901
28.9
11.1
1902
29.5
12.2
1903
29.4
11.6
I think the Council will be satisfied that Romford
maintained its reputation for a low mortality.