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Islington 1931

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

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1931]

Showing theBirthsof Males and Females and theBirth-rates in each quarter and for the year, 1931,and in the severalSub-Registration Districts.

Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.
Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.
1st Quarter597012915.7949018423.9615111214.9668014614.5
2nd675612314.9939418724.3575911615.4978217917.8
3rd755212715.4879418123.5674511214.9838416716.6
4th515510612.98610118724.350439312.4806814814.7
Year25223348514.836037973924.023519843314.432631464015.9

Showing theBirthsof Males and Females and theBirth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1931,and in the severalSub-Registration Districts.—contd.

Highbury.Barnsbury.Islington South-East.The Borough.
Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.
1st Quarter11312023315.812411624017.915114930015.46686761,34416.6
2nd15010725717.413910424318.115414529915.37576471,40417.3
3rd13211224416.511210621817.311912324212.46756161,29115.8
4th11711723415.810910321215.813812426213.46316111,24215.3
Year51245696816.448442991317.05625411,10314.12.7312,5505,28116.3

Illegitimate Births (191). -The illegitimate births numbered 191 and
show a decrease of 32 on the return of the year 1930. They were equal to a rate
of 3.6 per cent. of the total registered births.

Notification of Births Act, 1907.—3,921live births were notified (exclusive of 108 stillborn), or74per cent, of the total number that was registered during the year.

Notified by :Doctors.Midwives.Parents and other Persons.Total.
Alive.Still born.Alive.Still born.Alive.Still born.Alive.Still born.
1931.
1st Quarter17195742130681,05138
2nd17695541227281,00229
3rd „16125781928121,02023
4th119649810231284818
Year627262,204621,090203,921108†

† Of the total number (134) registered still-births, 18 were not notified under the
Notification of Births Act, 1907; therefore, the total still-births coming to
the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year was 152
(i.e., 134 + 18) or 28.8 per 1,000 total births (including still-born).