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Hornsey 1938

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

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6
STATISTICS FOR 1938.
(Section A).
Social and Economic Statistics.
Area (acres) 2,872
,, (square miles) 449
Population (Census 1931) 95,524
Do., Registrar-General's estimate (mid 1938) 96,680
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938), according
to Rate Books 22,423
Rateable value (General Rate) at 31st December £1,090,189
Product of a pehny rate £4,300

Table: LIVE BIRTHS—

LIVE BIRTHS—

Legitimate Males561
,, Females587
Illegitimate Males27
,, Females22
Total1,197

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Birth-Rate ... 12 38 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).

Table: STILL-BIRTHS—

STILL-BIRTHS—

Legitimate Males27
,, Females15
Illegitimate Males1
,, Females2
Total45

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Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 37'0,.

Table: DEATHS—

DEATHS—

Males463
Females626
Total1,089

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Death-Rate ... 11.26 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).