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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PRINCIPAL VITAL STATISTICS
Population (Mid year estimate): | 34,030 | ||||
Marriages registered: | 263 | ||||
Live Births: | |||||
Legitimate | Males 303 | Females 280 | Total | 583 | |
Illegitimate | " 23 | " 22 | " | 45 | |
Total | " 326 | " 302 | " | 628 | |
Birth Rate (standardized) | 16.4 | ||||
England & Wales | 16.5 | ||||
Stillbirths: | |||||
Legitimate | Males 4 | Females 7 | Total | 11 | |
Illegitimate | " 1 | " 1 | " | 2 | |
Total | " 5 | " 8 | " | 13 | |
Stillbirth Rate: | |||||
Per 1,000 live & stillbirths | 20.3 | ||||
England & Wales (per 1,000 live & stillbirths) | 20.7 | ||||
Per 1,000 Population (standardized) | 0.34 | ||||
Deaths: | Males 204 | Females 169 | Total | 373 | |
Death Rate (standardized) | 11.2 | ||||
England & Wales | 11.6 | ||||
Infant Deaths: | 10 | ||||
Infant Mortality | 15.9 | ||||
England & Wales | 22.0 | ||||
Neonatal Deaths: | 5 | ||||
Neonatal Mortality: | 8.0 | ||||
Illegitimate Infant Deaths: | 1 | ||||
Illegitimate Infant Mortality: | 22.2 | ||||
Maternal Deaths: | 0 | ||||
Maternal Mortality: | 0 | ||||
England & Wales | 0.32 | ||||
Tuberculosis (all forms) death rate: | 0.03 | ||||
England & Wales 1958 all forms per thousand | 0.10 | ||||
Area Comparability factors - Births 0.89 Deaths | 1.02 |