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Infant Mortality per 1,000 registered
births 45.4 49.5
Total number of Deaths from seven
principal Zymotic Diseases 32 35
Zymotic death-rate per 1,000 of population .29 .31
Total number of Deaths from—
Measles (all ages) 5 2
Whooping Cough 7 9
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 10 7
SECTION I.—NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE DISTRICT.
1. Physical Features and General Character of the
District.—Vide Annual Report, 1925.
2. Rainfall.—The total rainfall registered in the district
during the year was 24.45 inches.
The greatest fall in 24 hours was registered on 24th October,
being 1.78 inches.
The number of days on which rain fell was 198.
3. Population.
Census, 1911 78,188
Census, 1921 85,194 (including institutions)
Registrar-General's Estimate
on 30th June, 1929 116,200 „ „
To obtain the net population, must be deducted the number
of patients and resident staff on the 30th June at the following
public institutions:—
Claybury Mental Hospital 2,522
West Ham Mental Hospital 1,189
This makes a net population of 112,489.