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Romford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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9
ANNUAL REPORT
of Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1947
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1931), 35, 918. Mid. 1947 (Estd.) 68,860
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1947) 19,203
Rateable Value (end of 1947) £550,625
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1947) £2,204
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | 1,557 | 808 | 749 | |
| Illegitimate | 67 | 33 | 34 | |
| Birth Bate: 23.6 per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | ||||
| Still Births: Legitimate | 25 | 10 | 15 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Bate per 1,000 total (live and still births: 16.4. | ||||
| Deaths | 667 | 328 | 339 | |
| Death Bate: 9.7 per 1,000 estimated resident popuation. | ||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— | ||||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | ||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Death Bate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 24.0 | |||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21.2 | |||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 89.6 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 113 | |||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 2 | |||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | |||