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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives the number of births and the birthrates for each quarter of the year 1914;—
| 1914. | HORNSEY. | ENGLAND AND WALES. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birth-rate. | Birth-rate. | |
| 1st Quarter | 387 | 17.2 | 23.6 |
| 2nd „ | 392 | 17.4 | 24.3 |
| 3rd „ | 398 | 17.7 | 24.2 |
| 4th „ | 352 | 15.6 | 22.2 |
| 1,529 | 17.0 | 23.8 | |
The highest birth-rate occurred in the third quarter of the
year.
The birth-rates in the great towns of England and Wales are
given below:—
England and Wales 23.8
97 Great Towns 24.8
Hornsey 17.0
St. Helens 33.2
Rhondda 33.2
Sunderland 32.3
Middlesborough 32.3
Stoke-on-Trent 31.7
West Bromwich 31.6
South Shields 31.5
Gateshead 31.3
Bootle 30.8
Barnsley 30.4
Stockton-on-Tees 30.3
West Ham 30.1
Liverpool 30.1
Rotherham 30.1
Warrington 29.7
Barrow-in-Furness 29.7
Aberdare 29.6
Wigan 29.5
West Hartlepool 29.4
Dudley 29.0
Walsall 28.6
Tynemouth 28.4
Newcastle-on-Tvne 27.7
Merthyr Tydfil 27.7
Birkenhead 27.4
Edmonton 27.2
Hull 27.2
Sheffield 27.2
Darlington 27.1
Wolverhampton 27.0
Grimsby 26.9
Birmingham 26.8
Swansea 26.8
Salford 26.5
Coventry 26.3
Smethwick 26.1
Manchester 25.6
Newport (Mon.) 25.5
Tottenham 25.4
Cardiff 25.4
London 24.6
Dewsbury 24.0
Derby 23.8
Preston 23.8
Southampton 23.7
Devonport 23.7
Burnley 23.6
Willesden 23.5
Ipswich 23.4
Leeds 23.4
East Ham 23.3