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Romford 1959

[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

Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area

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

Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year

TotalM.F.
Live Births: Legitimate1,9641,063901
Illegitimate683533
Birth Rate: 14.9 per 1,000 of estimated resident population.
Still Births: Legitimate331122
Illegitimate
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births): 16.0
Deaths77441!363
Death Rate: 10.5 per 1,000 estimated resident population.
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births
Deaths from Puerperal causes0.0
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births17.2
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births17.3
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births17.4
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)-