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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9
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1950
Area (in acres) | 9,342 |
Population: Census (1931), 35,918; Mid. 1950, (Estd.) | 80,240 |
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1950) | 22,932 |
Rateable Value (end of 1950) | £631,150 |
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1950) | £2,547 |
Total | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
Live Births: Legitimate | 1,365 | 716 | 649 |
Illegitimate | 64 | 33 | 31 |
Birth Rate: 16.6 per 1,000 of estimated resident population Still Births: Legitimate | 31 | 21 | 10 |
Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 23.9 Deaths | 665 | 355 | 310 |
Death Rate: 10.0 per 1,000 estimated resident population.
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||
---|---|---|
Deaths from Puerperal causes | 0.7 | |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||
All Infants per 1,000 live birtths | 23.1 | |
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 22.7 | |
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 31.3 | |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 124 | |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 |