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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Romford 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE I.
Vital Statistics Of Whole District During 1906 And Previous Years.
ROMFORD URBAN DISTRICT.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Totai. Deaths Registerkd in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at allages belonging to the District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. of agt- | At all Apes. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate * | Number. | Rate per 1.000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1896. | ||||||||||||
| 1897. | ||||||||||||
| 1898. | ||||||||||||
| 1899. | ||||||||||||
| 1900. | 12,500 | 398 | 28.7 | 42 | 105 | 226 | 16.7 | 66 | 55 | 171 | 12.6 | |
| 1901. | 13,050 | 393 | 28.9 | 55 | 113 | 232 | 16.9 | 96 | 80 | 16 | 152 | 11.1 |
| 1902. | 14,000 | 414 | 29.5 | 42 | 101 | 251 | 17.9 | 88 | 79 | 4 | 172 | 12.2 |
| 1903. | 14,400 | 424 | 29.4 | 42 | 99 | 241 | 16.7 | 99 | 73 | 1 | 168 | 11.6 |
| 1904. | 14,700 | 418 | 28.4 | 49 | 117 | 203 | 13.8 | 104 | 79 | 4 | 148 | 10.06 |
| 1905. | 15,000 | 412 | 26.1 | 53 | 128 | 296 | 19.7 | 114 | 91 | 1 | 187 | 12.4 |
| Aver, ages for years 1896-1905 | ||||||||||||
| 1906. | 16,260 | 371 | 22.8 | 53 | 158 | 305 | 18.2 | 98 | 82 | 3 | 226 | 13.2 |
* Rates in columns 4, 8, and 13. calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water), 5,629.
Total population at all ages, 13,656
Number of inhabited houses, 2.805
Average number of persons per house, 4.8
At Census of 1901.
Is the Union Workhouse within the District?—Yes.