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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
Finsbury 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION "A" - VITAL STATISTICS.
AREA: The area of the Borough is 587 acres.
POPULATION: The Registrar-General's estimate of resident population is not
available for publication. In 1938 the estimated population
was 56,960.
BIRTHS: The total number of live births belonging to the Borough
occurring during 1943 was 466, including 24 illegitimate births,
and consisting of 226 males and 240 females. The total number
for 1942 was 452.
STILL-BIRTHS: The total number of still-births allocated to the Borough during
the year was 14. This figure represents 2.92% of the total
births.
DEATHS: The total number of deaths belonging to the Borough
registered during 1943 was 407, consisting of 253 males
and 234 females. The total number for 1942 was 508.
The comparative tables for birth rates, still births
and deaths have been omitted for security reasons.