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Hornsey 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE E.—BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1911-1940.
| YEAR. | Population | Total Live Births | Total Still Births | Total Deaths | Total Infant Deaths (under one year) | Deaths from Measles | Deaths from Whooping Cough | Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two yrs.) | Deaths from Scarlet Fever | Deaths from Diphtheria | Deaths from Typhoid Fever | Deaths from Cancer | Deaths from Tuberculosis (Pulmonary | Deaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | ||||||||||||||
| 1911 | 84,592 | 1.479 | ... | 812 | 116 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 55 | 23 |
| 1912 | 1,385 | ... | 840 | 105 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 43 | 17 | |
| 1913 | 1,425 | ... | 824 | 81 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 55 | 14 | |
| 1914 | 1,529 | ... | 79 1 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 82 | 44 | 10 | |
| 1915 | 1,394 | ... | 1,007 | 112 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 99 | 58 | 19 | |
| 1916 | 1,404 | ... | 928 | 64 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 106 | 84 | 20 | |
| 1917 | 1.038 | ... | 906 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 58 | 25 | |
| 1918 | 1,037 | ... | 1,094 | 64 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 76 | 13 | |
| 1919 | 1,188 | ... | 992 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 66 | 11 | |
| 1920 | 1.707 | ... | 903 | 93 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 119 | 61 | 12 | |
| 1921 | 87,691 | 1,468 | ... | 968 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 136 | 74 | 12 |
| 1922 | 1.372 | ... | 992 | 72 | 3 | 7 | 3 | S | 7 | 0 | 143 | 60 | 13 | |
| 1923 | 1,217 | ... | 928 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 47 | 11 | |
| 1924 | 1,189 | ... | 928 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 55 | 7 | |
| 1925 | 1,214 | ... | 946 | 63 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 48 | 7 | |
| 1926 | 1,206 | ... | 928 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 59 | 8 | |
| 1927 | 1,201 | ... | 1,012 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 131 | 58 | 6 | |
| 1928 | 1,191 | ... | 995 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 132 | 59 | 10 | |
| 1929 | 1,221 | ... | 1,128 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 58 | 15 | |
| 1930 | 1,209 | 45 | 1,047 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 57 | 7 | |
| 1931 | 95,524 R.-Gen.'s Estimate | 1,139 | 44 | 1,058 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 52 | 5 |
| 1932 | 96,990 | 1,103 | 38 | 1,111 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 54 | 9 |
| 1933 | 96,070 | 1,041 | 41 | 1,102 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 44 | 20 |
| 1934 | 95, 306 | 1,055 | 35 | 1,114 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 59 | 7 |
| 1935 | 95,330 | 1,128 | 36 | 1,034 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 54 | 14 |
| 1936 | 96,160 | 1,155 | 31 | 1,152 | 47 | 3 | o | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 58 | 5 |
| 1937 | 96,520 | 1,165 | 34 | 1,153 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 43 | 11 |
| 1938 | 96,680 | 1,197 | 45 | 1,089 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 159 | 37 | 14 |
| 1939*(a) | 96,610 | 1,101 | 41 | 1,014 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 164 | 51 | 3 |
| 90,780 | ||||||||||||||
| 1940 | 77,130 | †(a)39 (b)42 | 1,169 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 42 | 7 | |
• (a) For calculation of Birth rates.† (a) For calculation of Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates.
(b) „„„ Death rates. (b) „„,. Birth rates.
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