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Romford 1955
[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 1955
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1951), 88,002; Mid. 1955 (Estd.) 107,800
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1955) 30,275
Rateable Value (end of 1955) £805,503
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1955) £3,084
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,853 | 938 | 915 |
| Illegitimate | 62 | 33 | 29 | |
| Birth Rate: 14.9 per 1,000 of estimated resident population | ||||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and births): 23.5 | ||||
| Deaths | 705 | 369 | 336 | |
| Death Rate: 9.2 per 1,000 estimated residence population | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes | 0.51 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— All Infants per 1,000 live births | 23.0 | |||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 12.4 | |||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 32.3 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 130 | |||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | |||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | |||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | |||