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Romford 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Nature of the Soil
The deep formation in the whole district is London clay.
The hills to the north are of clay with patches of gravel.
In the middle and southern parts of the district the London
clay is covered by river gravel. Along the river Thames is
a broad belt of alluvial deposit just outside which the villages of
Rainham and Wennington lie on the gravel.
Rainfall during the year.

Table: I am indebted to the Surveyor, Mr. W. J. Grant, for the following statement of the rainfall as recorded at the Hornchurch Sewage Works.

I am indebted to the Surveyor, Mr. W. J. Grant, for the following statement of the rainfall as recorded at the Hornchurch Sewage Works.

No. of Days on which rain fell.Amount in inches.
January121.55
February162.23
March14079
April161.29
May151.49
June20.19
July152.86
August172.07
September172.06
October132.33
November121.07
December142.31
Total16320.24

Table: In the four previous years the records at the same Works were as follows:—

In the four previous years the records at the same Works were as follows:—

YearNo. of days on which rain fell.Amount in inches.
192110811.52
192217520.37
192317720.32
192417628.57

Table: Social Conditions.The following are the principal occupations in the district as recorded at the 1921 Census:—

Social Conditions.

The following are the principal occupations in the district as recorded at the 1921 Census:—

Males.Females.
Agricultural occupations.1797298
Clerks, Draughtsmen, Typists954461
Employed in Personal Service1731236