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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Deaths.
The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough registered
during 1950 was 418, consisting of 231 males and 187 females, giving
a general death rate of 11.7 per thousand of the civilian population.
The corresponding rate in the Administrative County of London was
11.8 and of the total population of England Wales was 11.6.
Comparative Statistics, 1944-1950.
| 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 26,740 | 27,990 | 33,400 | 35,120 | 35,640 | 36,010 | 35,810 |
| Birth rate(per 1,000 population) | 16.0 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 17.3 |
| Death rate (do.) | 19.9 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 11.7 |
| Maternal mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Death rate, infants under 1 (do.) | 47.0 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 32.0 | 32.6 | 25.3 | 19.4 |
| Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 (per 1,000 illegitimate live births) | 128.0 | 53.6 | 118.0 | 47.6 | 60.0 | 76.9 | 27.02 |
| Still-births (percentage of total births) | 2.51 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| T.B. death rate per 1,000 inhabitants (all forms) | 1.46 | 1.07 | 0.96 | 1.25 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.39 |
| Illegitimate births | 47 | 56 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 52 | 37 |