London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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| 1954 | 1955 | 1951-1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||||||||
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| 1. Population | 35,490 | 35,100 | 35,500 | 34,870 | 34,830 | 34,960 | |||||||||
| 2. Birth Rate | Per 1,000 Population | 19.7 | 19.7 | 18.9 p.a. | 20.0 | 20. 7 | 18.0 | ||||||||
| 3. Sex Ratio | Male/Female | - | - | 1,084 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 4. Illegitimate Birth Rate | Per 1,000 Population | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 p.a. | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Per I 000 Live Births | 66 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 83 | 71 | |||||||||
| 5. Stillbirth Rate | Per 1,000 Population | 0.20 | 0.46 | 0.36 p.a. | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.54 | ||||||||
| Per 1,000 Total Births | 10 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 29 | |||||||||
| 6. Death Rate | Per 1,000 Population | 8.6 | 10.2 | 11.3 p.a. | 10. 2 | 10.0 | 9.7 | ||||||||
| 7. Infant Mortality | Per 1,000 Live Births | 30.0 | 30.3 | 24 | 30.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | ||||||||
| 8. Infant Mortality Illegitimate | Per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | - | - | 27 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 9. Neonatal Mortality | Per 1,000 Live Births | 27 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||
| 10. Maternal Mortality | Per 1,000 Total Births | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 11. Tuberculoais (all forms) Death Rate | Per 1,000 Population | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.45 p.a. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||||
Crude Fates have been given in every case.
A dash indicates that numbers are too small for the calculation of a significant rate.