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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 1951

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

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Table: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS

Area (acres)2,872
Area of Parks and Open Spaces (acres)329
Population : Census 193195,524
Census 195198,134
Registrar General's estimate at 30 June, 195198,890
Number of separately assessed inhabited premises according to Rate Books24,822
Rateable value (General Rate)£1,072,443
Product of a penny rate£4,370
VITAL STATISTICSLIVE BIRTHS
MFTotal
Legitimate7376411,378
Illegitimate343973
7716801,451
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey14.7
England and Wales15.5
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London17.3
148 Smaller Towns16.7
London Administrative County17.8
STILL BIRTHS
MFTotal
Legitimate151429
Illegitimate112
161531
Still-birth Rate (per 1.000 population)
Hornsey0.31
England and Wales0.36
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London0.45
148 Smaller Towns0.38
London Administrative County0.37
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
MFTotal
Legitimate231033
Illegitimate112
241135