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Romford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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9
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1949.
Statistics and. Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1931), 35,918. Mid. 1949 (Estd.) 73,640
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1949) 21,083
Rateable Value (end of 1949) £588,543
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1949) £2,300
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | 1,329 | 705 | 624 |
| Illegitimate | 49 | 23 | 26 |
| Birth Rate: 18.0 per 1,000 of estimated resident population Still Births: Legitimate | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 21.4. | |||
| Deaths | 659 | 345 | 314 |
| Death Rate : 10.8 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||
| I )eaths from Puerperal causes :— | |||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | — | ||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Total | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 16.6 | ||
| Legitimate Infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.6 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 40.8 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 104 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 | ||