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HEALTH EDUCATION
During the year every effort was made to give publicity to such
matters as prevention of lung cancer, and the need for safety in the
home.
Health Education is an important Health Department function
aimed at the promotion of health and is carried out by Medical Officers,
Health Visitors, Public Health Inspectors and others. There is a growing
awareness that the preventive health services must advertise more
and present material in an attractive way, and we might endeavour to
compete more fully with the ingenuity of the Commercial Advertisers
who link their product with desired ideals and images.
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 18.2
Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.84 15.3
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births 14.0
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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population of Romford
The Registrar General's estimated mid-year population for 1960
amounts to 115,840 compared to the figures of 114,800 and 113,700
for 1959 and 1958 respectively.
The population at the 1951 census was 88,002 and at the 1931
census 35,918.
Births