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Hornsey 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR 1941.
(Section A).
Social and Economic Statistics.
| Area (acres) | 2,872 | |||
| ,, (square miles) | 4-49 | |||
| Population (Census 1931) | 95,524 | |||
| Do., Registrar-General's estimate, 1941 | 69,730 | |||
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1941), according to Rate Books Not available | ||||
| Rateable value (General Rate) at 31st December | £1,052.562 | |||
| Product of a penny rate | £3,650 | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | ||||
| *For I.M., etc. | †For B Rate | |||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 377 | 365 | 423 | 424 |
| Illegitimate | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| Total | 403 | 388 | 449 | 448 |
| 791 | 897 | |||
| Birth Rate | 12.86 (per 1,000 population). | |||
| STILL-BIRTHS— | ||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 15 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 26 | 27 | |||
| Still.-Birth Rate 29.22 (per 1,000 total live and still births). | ||||
| DEATHS— | ||||
| Males | 441 | |||
| Females | 532 | |||
| Total | 973 | |||
| Death Rate 1395 (per 1,000 population). | ||||
| * For calculating Infant and Maternal Mortality rates. | ||||
| †For calculating Birth rate. | ||||