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Romford 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population of Romford
The Registrar General's estimate for the mid-year population
for 1962 is 115,600 an increase of 930 over the figure for 1961 of
114,670. As the natural increase of births less deaths would be
1,072, it follows that a slightly larger number of persons moved
away from the Borough than came to live here.
Births

1,904 live births and 30 still births were registered in 1962 as follows:—

MalesFemalesTotal
Live Births:—
Legitimate9138991,812
Illegitimate474592
9609441,904
Still Births:—
Legitimate171229
Illegitimate11
181230
Total Live and Still-Births9789561,934

Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 16.5
Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.84 13.9
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births . 15.5
Loss of Infant Life
During the year 43 children died during the first year of life and
there were 30 Still births.
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