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Romford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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9
ANNUAL REPORT
of Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1937.
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1931), 35,918. Mid. 1937 (Estd.) 51,830
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1937) 14,680
Rateable Value (end of 1937) £450,203
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1937) £1,730
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: | Legitimate | 808 | 421 | 387 |
| Illegitimate | 39 | 22 | 17 | |
| Birth Rate: 16.3 per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | ||||
| Still Births: | Legitimate | 33 | 21 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births: 40.8. | ||||
| Deaths | 496 | 257 | 239 | |
| Death Rate: 10.4 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | ||||
Rate per 1,000
total (live and
Deaths still) births
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
From Puerperal Sepsis 0 0
Other Puerperal Causes 1 1.1
Total 1 1.1
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 51.9
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 53.2
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 51.3
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 74
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) 5