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This year the Registrar-General has given his estimate of the midyear
population of Romford as 105,900, which compares with 104,100
for last year, an increase of 1,800.
During 1954, the total number of live births registered was 1930,
and the total number of deaths registered was 682. The difference of
1,248 gives the natural increase in the population. As this number falls
short of the Registrar-General's estimated increase of 1,800, it follows
that the balance of 552 is made up of excess of Immigration over
Emigration.
For 1954, we estimate the Birth Rate to be 15.3 per 1,000 of the
estimated resident population. This figure is obtained by multiplying
the Crude Birth Rate of 18.2 by the Comparability Factor of 0.84. For
last year, the Rate was 15.8.
The Rate for England and Wales for 1954 is given at 15.2, and for
the 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns with populations exceeding
50,000 at the 1951 Census, the Rate is 16.8.
The Death Rate for Romford is estimated at 9.1 per 1,000 of the
estimated resident population. This figure is obtained by multiplying
the Crude Death Rate of 6.4 by the Comparability Factor of 1.42. For
last year the Rate for 10.5. The comparable Rate for England and
Wales, and for the 160 Great Towns, referred to above are 11.3 and
12.1 respectively.
The chief causes of death in order of frequency were: —
(1) Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
(2) Cancer.
(3) Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Other Respiratory Diseases.
Other conditions, comparatively speaking, take a minor position.
As there were no maternal deaths 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 0.0. The corresponding Rate for England and Wales is 0. 69.
The Infant Mortality Rate, or the Death Rate of Infants under 1
year of age per 1,000 live births is 20.7, a decrease of 10.9 and, incidentally,
this is the second lowest recorded rate for the district.
The corresponding figures for England and Wales, and the 160
Great Towns are 25.5 and 29.2 respectively.