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Romford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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10
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1956
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1951), 88,002; Mid. 1956 (Est.) 110,100
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1956) 30,784
Rateable Value (end of 1956) £1,478,323
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1956) . £5,770
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | 1,836 | 951 | 885 |
| Illegitimate | 65 | 38 | 27 |
| Birth Rate: 14.5 per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | |||
| Still Births: Legitimate | 43 | 25 | 18 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 25.1. | |||
| Deaths | 722 | 385 | 337 |
| Death Rate: 10.3 per 1,000 estimated resident 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 | 22.1 | ||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 20.7 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 61.5 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 160 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | ||
| Death from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 | ||