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Birth and Death
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The Birth-rate per 1,000 per annum—population
estimated—was 33.88. The Death-rate per 1,000
per annum—population estimated—was 15.11. The
corrected Death-rate (i.e. taking away the 38 Deaths
occurring within the district among persons not
belonging thereto, and adding 4 belonging to this
district occurring in the County Lunatic Asylum),—
was 14.02. The Birth-rate 33.88 was 2. above the
average for the last 10 years and .6 above that of
last year. The corrected Death-rate 14.02 was low
and was .65 below that of the last 10 years, but
1.86 above that of last year.
Infant Mortality
Infant mortality, or the number of Deaths under
1 year, 99; and measured by the proportion of
Deaths to Births registered was 132 to the 1,000
and is nine above those of last year, and just the
average of the last ten years.
Zymotic Disease
The number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic
Diseases was 57, and the Death-rate per 1,000 per
annum was 2.6. This Death-rate is low but is 1.28
above that of last year.
The health of the District during the past year
has been fairly good. The Birth-rate has been high,
being 2. above the average of last 10 years, and
the Death-rate low, being .65 below the average of
last 10 years. The Death-rate of infants per 1,000
Births registered is just the average of last 10
years.
[The Birth-rate for England and Wales for the
10 years 1894-1903 was 29.2. The Death-rate
for Bngland and Wales for the 10 years 1894-1903
was 17.2.]
Number of Persons
per acre,
and Number
per Inhabited
House
About 2 acres to one person. The number of
inhabited houses in the district is about 3,780, and
the number of inhabitants per house 5.5. At West
Thurrock there are 7 inhabitants per house.