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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR 1940.
(Section A).
Social and Economic Statistics.
| Area (acres) | 2,872 |
| „ (square miles) | 4.49 |
| Population (Census 1931) | 95,524 |
| Do., Registrar-General's estimate, 1940 | 77,130 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1940), according to Rate Books Not available | |
| Rateable value (General Rate) at 31st December ... | £1,093.660 |
| Product of a penny rate | £4,000 |
LIVE BIRTHS—
| *For I.M., etc. | †For B. | Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 469 | 416 | 503 | 438 |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Total | 501 | 432 | 535 | 454 |
| 933 | 989 | |||
Birth Rate 12.82 (per 1,000 population).
STILL-BIRTHS—
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 25 | 10 | 27 | 11 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 29 | 13 |
| 39 | 42 |
Still-Birth Bate
40.72 (per 1,000 total live and still births).
DEATHS—
Males 545
Females 624
Total 1,169
Death Rate 15.16 (per 1,000 population).
* For calculating Infant and Maternal Mortality rates.
† For calculating Birth rate.