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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Population of Romford
The Registrar General's estimate of the mid-year population
for 1964 is 115,610, a decrease of 350 compared with the figure of
1963 of 115,960. As the natural increase of births less deaths
would be 920, it follows that 1,270 more persons removed from the
district than came to live here. In 1937 the population of the new
Borough of Romford was 51,830, while in 1901 the population of
the Romford Urban District was 13,656.
Births
1,775 live births and 31 still births were notified in 1964.
These figures, however, vary from figures relating to registered
births supplied by the Registrar General due for the most part to
the fact that notifications relate to births occurring in the year,
whereas the official figures refer to those registered during the year.
Another factor is that the place of residence at the time of booking
for hospital is generally given on the notification of a birth from a
hospital, whereas the place of residence at the time of the birth is
that which is taken into account for registered births.
The numbers above, whilst only approximate, give the following
rates:—
Rate per 1,000 of Estimated population 15.4
Still Birth Rates per 1,000 live and still births 17.2
In 1937 there were 847 Births and 36 Still births, giving a birth
rate of 16.3 and a still birth rate of 40.8, whilst for 395 births in
1901 the birth rate was 28.9.
Loss of Infant Life
During the year 12 children died during the first year of life
and there were 31 Still births.
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