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Since then certificates for new houses have been granted
by the Council as follows:—
From March, 1901, to June 30th, 1902 1,545
From: July, 1902, to June 30th, 1903 1,226
From July, 1903, to June 30th, 1904 1,270
From July, 1904, to June 30th, 1905 1,174
From July, 1905, to June 30th, 1906 964
From July, 1906, to June 30th, 1907 688
From July, 1907, to June 30th, 1908 548
From July, 1908, to June 30th, 1909 441
Making the total for the past year 16,226
The Census gives 4.9 persons per house for Ilford, so
that multiplying the number of inhabited houses by 4.9
gives the population I have taken above.
The calculation of a correct figure for the population
of a district of this kind is an exceedingly difficult matter,
but I believe the above estimate is fairly accurate.
The Registrar General's estimate is 66,859.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year was
1,647 (867 males and 780 females), giving a birth-rate of
22.14 Per 1,000, or a corrected birth-rate of 20.24 Per 1,000.
Of the above, 20 males and 18 females were illegitimate.
This is the lowest birth-rate for some years.
The increase in the number of births is by no means
keeping pace with the increase of population.