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Romford 1950
[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 | |