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This year the Registrar-General has given his estimate of the
mid-year population of Romford as 80/240, which compares with
73,640 last year, an increase of 6,600.
For comparative purposes the Registrar-General includes Romford
amongst the 148 smaller towns with populations ranging from
'25,000 to 50,000 at the 1931 census, and, in this list, Romford takes
fourth place.
During 1950, the total number of live births registered was
1,429, and the total number of deaths registered was 667. The
difference of 762 gives the natural increase in population. As this
number falls short of the Registrar-General's estimated increase of
6,600, it follows that the balance of 5,838 is made up of excess of
Immigration over Emigration, and this again is largely accounted
for by the development of the Harold Hill Estate.
For 1950 we estimate the Birth Rate to be 16.6 per 1,000 of
the estimated resident population. This figure is obtained by multiplying
the Crude Birth Rate of 17.8 by the Comparability Factor
of 0.93. For last year the Rate was 18.0, but no Comparability
Factor was given.
The Rate for England and Wales for 1950 is given as 15.8, and
for the 148 smaller towns with populations ranging from 25,000
to 50,000 at the 1931 census, the Rate is 16.7.
The Death Rate for Romford is estimated at 10.0 per 1,000 of
the estimated resident population. This figure is obtained by multiplying
the Crude Death Rate of 8.3 by the Comparability Factor of
1.21. For last year the Rate was 10.8. The comparable Rates for
England and Wales, and for the 148 smaller towns, as referred to
above, are 11.6 and 11.6 respectively.
The chief causes of death, in order of frequency, were :—
(1) Diseases of Heart and Circulation.
(2) Cancer.
(3) Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other Respiratory Diseases.
(4) All Forms of Tuberculosis.
The order remains the same as last year.
The Maternal Mortality Rate, which is the number of Maternal
Deaths due to conditions associated with pregnancy or confinement,
per 1,000 total (live and still) births is 0.7. The corresponding rate
for England and Wales is 0.9.
The Infant Mortality Rate, or the Death-Rate of Infants under
1 year of age per 1,000 live births, is 23.1, an increase of 6.5. It
was not to be expected that the extremely low rate of last year
would be maintained without subsequent fluctuation. The corresponding
figures for England and Wales and the 148 smaller towns
are 29.8 and 29.4 respectively.