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In consequence of the slackness of work at
"Kynoch's," the population at Stanford-le-Hope
is stationary, and at Corringham and Horndon-onthe-Hill
has decreased.
The number of births registered during the year
was 736, of which 387 were boys and 349 girls; the
number of deaths was 287.
Number of
Births and
Deaths Registered.
The birth-rate per 1,000 per annum—population
estimated—was 33.09. The death-rate per 1,000
per annum—population estimated—was 12.9. The
corrected death-rate (i.e. taking away the 23 deaths
occurring within the district among persons not
belonging thereto, and adding 4 belonging to this
district occurring in the County Lunatic Asylum,
—was 11.15. The birth-rate 33.09 was 1.01 above
the average for the last 10 years and .79 below that
of last year. The corrected death-rate 11.15 was
low and was 3.34 below that of the last 10 years,
and 2.87 below that of last year.
Birth and Death
Rate.
Infant mortality, or the number of deaths under
1 year was 80; and measured by the proportion of
deaths to births registered was 108 to the 1,000
and is 24 below those of last year, and 27 below the
average of the last ten years.
Infant Mortality
The number of deaths from the principal Zymotic
diseases was 43, and the death-rate per 1,000 per
annum was 1.9. This death-rate is low and is .7
below that of last year.
Zymotic Dise&M
The health of the district during the past year
has been very good. The birth-rate has been very
high, being 1.01 above the average of the last 10