Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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therefore be 12.1 per 1,000 of the population. The number
of births registered during the year was 371, the birth-rate
being 22.8 per 1,000.
The following table shows the birth-rate and death-rate for the last five years.
Romford. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. |
---|---|---|
1902 | 29.5 | 12.2 |
1903 | 29.4 | 11.6 |
1904 | 28.4 | 10.06 |
1905 | 27.4 | 1.4 |
1906 | 22.8 | 12.1 |
I think the Council will be satisfied that Romford
maintained its reputation for a low mortality.