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 1951
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1931), 35,918; Mid. 1951, (Estd.) 89,340
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1951) 25,578
Rateable Value (end of 1951) £677,633
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1951) £2,578
Total | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
Live Births : Legitimate | 1,662 | 864 | 798 |
Illegitimate | 64 | 32 | 32 |
Birth Rate : 17.9 per 1,000 of estimated resident population | |||
Still Births : Legitimate | 36 | 25 | 11 |
Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) : 21.5 | |||
Deaths | 760 | 409 | 351 |
Death Rate : 10.2 per 1,000 estimated resident population.
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||
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Deaths from Puerperal causes | 0.0 | |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :— | ||
All Infants per 1,000 live births | 24.3 | |
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.3 | |
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 0.0 | |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 135 | |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |