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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 27 -14 inches.
The greatest fall in 24 hours was registered on 29th August,
being 1 -85 inches.
The number of days on which rain fell was 145.
3. Population.
Census, 1911 78,188
Census, 1921 85,194 (including institutions)
Registrar-General's Estimate on
30th June, 1929 116,200 „ „
The number of patients and resident staff on the 30th June,
1930, at the following public institutions, was:—
Claybury Mental Hospital 2,551
West Ham Mental Hospital 1,193
As explained in section No. 4 on page 22, the 1929 net
population figure of 112,489 is used as the basis for compiling the
various rates in this year's Report.
4. Births.—The number of births registered during the
year was 1,845.
Legitimate 915Males 894Females
Illegitimate 13 „ 23 ,,
i.e., 1.9 per cent, of the births registered were illegitimate.
The percentage of illegitimate births registered in the previous
10 years was:-2.27 in 1929; 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.
The birth-rate, calculated on the net estimate of the population
of 112,489, is 16.4 per 1,000, as compared with 15.6 in 1929; 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.