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Hornsey 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following arc the birth-rates in Hornsey for the last ten years, calculated on the revised estimated population:—
| No. of Births registered. | Birth rate per 1,000 of the population. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,511 | 20.55 |
| 1902 | 1,565 | 21.15 |
| 1903 | 1,561 | 20.66 |
| 1904 | 1,659 | 21.09 |
| 1905 | 1,567 | 19.79 |
| 1906 | 1,603 | 20.01 |
| 1907 | 1,524 | 18.60 |
| 1908 | 1,485 | 18.05 |
| 1909 | 1,508 | 18.16 |
| 1910 | 1,393 | 16.59 |
| 1911 | 1,479 | 1740 |
Illegitimate Births.— There were 28 illegitimate births
recorded in 1911, and 31 in 1910, a decrease of 3.
The proportion of illegitimate births of the total registered
births, 1.8 per cent., as compared with 2.2 per cent. last year.
Fourteen or the illegitimate births occurred in the New E d monton Infirmary, and in the following table these have beer allocated to the Wards of the Borough in which the mothers resided before gaining admission to the Workhouse:—
| Ward. | Number of illegitimate births. | Per cent. of tota births in the Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 6 | 3.6 |
| Muswell Hill | 5 | 2.9 |
| Crouch End | 0 | 0 |
| West Hornsey | 3 | 0.9 |
| East Hornsey | 6 | 2.4 |
| North Haringey | 1 | 2.0 |
| South Haringey | 5 | 5.6 |
| Stroud Green | 0 | 0 |
| Finsbury Park | 2 | 1.9 |
| 28 | 1.8 |