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Hornsey 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Thirteen of the births occurred at the Edmonton Infirmary
and '26 at other Institutions and places outside the Borough.
The birth-rate for the year was 1169, as compared with 113
in 1917.

The following table gives the number of births and the birthrates for each quarter of the year 1918:—

1918.HORNSEY.ENGLAND & WALES.
No. of Births.Birth-rate.Birth-rate.
1st Quarter28913.03
2nd ,,24511.04
3rd ,,24411.04
4th „25911.7
1,03711.6917.7

The highest birth-rate occurred in the first quarter of the
year.

The following table gives the number of births during the year, and the birth-rate for each Ward of the, Borough:—

WARD.Number of Births recorded during 1918.Birth rate.
Highgate12510.0
Muswell Hill1068.9
Crouch End629.8
West Hornsey23717.4
East Hornsey17114.6
North Haringey13112.9
South Haringey609.9
Stroud Green616.6
Finsbury Park8411.3
The Borongh1,03711.69