Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (in acres) | 587 |
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population 1938 | 56,960 |
Number of inhabited houses end of 1938 (according to Rate Books) | 8,924 |
Rateable value | £1,263,200 |
Sum represented by a penny rate | £4.894 |
Extracts from vital statistics of the year :— Live Births :—
Total. | Males. | Females. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 702 | 348 | 354 | |
Illegitimate | 39 | 18 | 21 | |
Birth Rate per 1,000 population | Finsbury | 13.0 | ||
London | 13.4 | |||
England and Wales | 15.1 |
Deaths :—
Total. | Males. | Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
734 | 377 | 357 | |
Death Rate per 1,000 population | Finsbury | 12.9 | |
London | 11.4 | ||
England and Wales | 11.6 |
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live) births. | |
---|---|---|
Puerperal sepsis | 0 | 0.0 |
Other puerperal causes | 1 | 1.35 |
Deaths not classed to pregnancy and child-bearing but associated therewith | 2 | 2.70 |
Total Maternal Mortality | 3 | 4.05 |
Death Rate of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births | Finsbury | 73 |
London | 57 | |
England and Wales | 53 | |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 70 | |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 51 |