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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
Hornsey 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Births. —The number of births recorded during 1908 was
1,485. This is a decrease of 39 as compared with the number of
births recorded in 1907.
Twenty-five of the births were illegitimate.
Ten of the births occurred in the Edmonton Workhouse, one
in the City of London Lying-in-Hospital and two at other Institutions.
The birth-rate for the year was 16.3, the lowest ever recorded
in Hornsey. For the last 25 years there has been an almost continuous
annual decline in the birth-rate.
| 1907. | HORNSEY. | ENGLAND AND WALES. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birth-rate. | Birth-rate. | |
In the first and third quarters the birth-rate was slightly
higher than during the corresponding quarters of 1907; it was
slightly lower in the fourth quarter and considerably lower during
the second quarter.
The birth-rate in the 76 Great Towns was 26.9. in the 142
smaller towns was 26.0, and in England and Wales less the 218
towns 26.2.