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4. Births.—The number of births registered during the
year was 1,755.
Legitimate 872 Males 843 Females
Illegitimate 18 „ 22 „
i.e., 2.27 per cent. of the births registered were illegitimate.
The percentage of illegitimate births registered in the previous
10 years was:—2.01 in 1928; 2.65 in 1927; 2.25 in 1926; 3.37
in 1925; 2.16 in 1924; 2.5 in 1923; 2.5 in 1922; 2.5 in 1921;
3.1 in 1920; 5.8 in 1919.
The birth-rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population
of 112,489, is 15.6 per 1,000, as compared with 15.8 in 1928; 15.8
in 1927; 15.6 in 1926; 16.5 in 1925; 16.2 in 1924; 18.8 in 1923;
17.8 in 1922; 18.3 in 1921; 20.1 in 1920; 14.1 in 1919.
In calculating the various rates per 1,000 of the inhabitants
I have again used the Registrar-General's estimate of the
population of the area, so as to be on a comparable basis with other
districts.
5. Deaths.—The total number of deaths of Ilford residents
was 1,097.
The total number of deaths registered in the district
during the year was 996
Number of deaths of non-residents registered in the
district (principally in large institutions) 279
The latter 279 deaths occurred as follows:—
In Claybury (L.C.C.) Mental Hospital 170
In West Ham Borough Mental Hospital 62
In Ilford Isolation Hospital 2
In Ilford Emergency Hospital 19
Other Non-Residents 26
279
Included in the deaths of residents belonging to the district
are 12 which occurred in Dr. Barnardo's Village Homes.