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Romford 1957
[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 1957
Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
Area (in acres) 9,342
Population: Census (1951), 88,002; Mid. 1957 (Estd.) 111,800
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1957) 31,763
Rateable Value (end of 1957) £1,442,502
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1957) £5,500
| Total | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: Legitimate | 1,919 | 960 | 959 |
| Illegitimate | 58 | 22 | 36 |
| Birth Rate: 14.9 per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | |||
| Still Births: Legitimate | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 19.3. | |||
| Deaths | 709 | 407 | 302 |
| Death Rate: 9.8 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes | 0.50 | ||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 18.2 | ||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 14.9 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 0.0 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 148 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | - | ||