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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

Islington 1920

Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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4
1920]
Illegitimate Births (256).—The number of illegitimate births, 256,
shows an increase of 41 on the return of the year 1919.

Table: The number of illegitimate births in the borough since 1851 is shown in the following statement:—

The number of illegitimate births in the borough since 1851 is shown in the following statement:—

Periods. (10 years).Illegitimate Births.Total Births.Illegitimate Births per 100 Registered Births.
1851-601,33541,9153.18
1861-702,65167,5203.92
1871.803,42989,6273.82
1881-903,47597,4203.57
1891-19002,71997,2782 .79
1901-1O2,41387,3612.76
1911-202,71974,3753.66
19202569,4042.72

Table: Notification of Births Act, 1907.—7,783 births were notified or 82.7 per cent. of the total number that was registered during the year. They were notified by doctors, midwives, parents and guardians as follows:—

Notification of Births Act, 1907.—7,783 births were notified or 82.7 per cent. of the total number that was registered during the year. They were notified by doctors, midwives, parents and guardians as follows:—

Notified byStill Births.Live Births.Total.
Doctors37579616
Certificated Midwives1304,1614,291
Parents and other persons692,8072,876
2367,5477,783

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DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 4,475, while the death-rate was equal to 13.32 per
1,000 of the population or 0.77 lower than that of the preceding year (14.09).
and was 2.30 less than the average of the previous 10 years.
The death-rate of 13.32 per 1,000 of the population was the lowest rate
hitherto recorded in the Borough.
The death-rates for each year in Islington since 1841, are given in Table D
in the Appendix.