London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1955 - 1959
| 1955 | 1951-1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Population | 35,100 | 35,500 | 34,870 | 34,830 | 34,960 | 34,030 |
| 2. | Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population | 19.7 | 18.9 p.a. | 20.0 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 18. 5 |
| 3. | Sex Ratio Male/Female | - | 1,084 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. | Illegitimate Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population | 1.4 | 1.2 p.a. | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Per 1,000 Live Births | 72 | 66 | 70 | 83 | 71 | 72 | |
| 5. | Stillbirth Rate Per 1,000 Population | 0.46 | 0.36 p.a. | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
| Per 1,000 Total Births | 23 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 20 | |
| 6. | Death Rate Per 1,000 Population | 10.2 | 11.3 p.a. | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| 7. | Infant Mortality Per 1,000 Live Births | 30.3 | 24 | 30.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 15.9 |
| 8. | Infant Mortality Illegitimate Per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | - | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. | Neonatal Mortality Per 1,000 Live Births | 19 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 8 |
| 10. | Maternal Mortality Per 1,000 Total Births | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. | Tuberculosis (all forms) Death Rate Per 1,000 Population | 0.42 | 0.45 p.a. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.03 |
Crude Rates have been given in every case.
A dash indicates that numbers are too small for the calculation of a significant rate.