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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Table: PRINCIPAL VITAL STATISTICS

PRINCIPAL VITAL STATISTICS

Population (Mid year estimate):34,030
Marriages registered:263
Live Births:
LegitimateMales 303Females 280Total583
Illegitimate" 23" 22"45
Total" 326" 302"628
Birth Rate (standardized)16.4
England & Wales16.5
Stillbirths:
LegitimateMales 4Females 7Total11
Illegitimate" 1" 1"2
Total" 5" 8"13
Stillbirth Rate:
Per 1,000 live & stillbirths20.3
England & Wales (per 1,000 live & stillbirths)20.7
Per 1,000 Population (standardized)0.34
Deaths:Males 204Females 169Total373
Death Rate (standardized)11.2
England & Wales11.6
Infant Deaths:10
Infant Mortality15.9
England & Wales22.0
Neonatal Deaths:5
Neonatal Mortality:8.0
Illegitimate Infant Deaths:1
Illegitimate Infant Mortality:22.2
Maternal Deaths:0
Maternal Mortality:0
England & Wales0.32
Tuberculosis (all forms) death rate:0.03
England & Wales 1958 all forms per thousand0.10
Area Comparability factors - Births 0.89 Deaths1.02