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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10
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1959
Area (in acres) | 9,342 |
Population: Census (1951), 88,002; Mid. 1959 (Estd.) | 114,800 |
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1959) | 32,622 |
Rateable Value (end of 1959) | £1,595,467 |
Product of Penny Rate (end of 1959) | £6,390 |
Total | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
Live Births: Legitimate | 1,964 | 1,063 | 901 |
Illegitimate | 68 | 35 | 33 |
Birth Rate: 14.9 per 1,000 of estimated resident population. | |||
Still Births: Legitimate | 33 | 11 | 22 |
Illegitimate | — | — | — |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 16.0 | |||
Deaths | 774 | 41! | 363 |
Death Rate: 10.5 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||
Deaths from Puerperal causes | 0.0 | ||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||
All Infants per 1,000 live births | 17.2 | ||
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.3 | ||
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 17.4 | ||
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 165 | ||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | - | ||
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | ||
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | - |