Historical statistics
Population
Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry
How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Life and Death
Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work and Poverty
Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of mean and of women did paid work?
Housing
Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.Information about Romford as a place, and other administrative units based on it.