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This year the Registrar-General has given his estimate of the midyear
population of Romford as 114,800, which compares with 113,700
for last year, an increase of 1,100.
During 1959, the total number of live births registered was 2,032,
and the total number of deaths registered was 774. The difference of
1,258 gives the natural increase in the population As this number for
the first time exceeds the Registrar-General's estimated increase of 1,100,
it follows that the balance of 158 is made up of Emigration.
For 1959, we estimate the Birth Rate to be 14.9 per 1,000 of the
estimated resident population. This figure is obtained by multiplying the
Crude Birth Rate of 17.7 by the Comparability Factor of 0.84. For last
year, the Rate was 15.2.
The Rate for England and Wales for 1959 is given as 16.5.
The Death Rate for Romford is estimated as 10.5 per 1,000 of the
estimated population. This figure is obtained by multiplying the Crude
Death Rate of 6.7 by the Comparability Factor of 1.56. For last year
the Rate was 11.1. The comparable Rate for England and Wales is 11.6.
The chief causes of death in order of frequency were:—
(1) Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
(2) Cancer.
(3) Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Other Respiratory Diseases.
A there were no maternal deaths, the Maternal Mortality Rate,
which is the number of Maternal Deaths, due to conditions associated
with pregnancy, or confinement, per 1,000 total (live and still) births,
is 0.0
The Infant Mortality Rate, or the Death Rate of Infants under one
year age per 1,000 live births, is 17.2, a decrease of 2.3 compared
with 1958.
The corresponding figure for England and Wales is 22.0.