London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1945

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

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS. - 1935 to 1945. (Compiled from Registrar General's Returns).

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Population:195,770188,560189,970186,000183,470224,110272,300292,300295,400301,000304,100
Live Births (total):3,7083,8263,5923,3682,9863,8504,1684,4874,5164,6504,523
" " (Illegitimate):438335264251214272245278218222173
Birth rate per 1000 pop:18.9420.2918.9118.1016.2717.1814.4715.3515.3215.4514.87
Still Birth Rate per 1000 births:22.4125.7224.9733.2926.7232.1730.2427.5229.8629.0221.21
Deaths:28563057301728523508414334853492386537853434
Death rate:14.5916.2115.8815.3319.1218.4812.7911.9413.0812.5711.28
Maternal Death Rate per 1000 births:0.262.032.712.293.021.591.472.172.792.092.38
Death rate of infants under 1:4643465459475065676253
Marriage Rate per 1000 pop:25.0018.3618.5925.3028. 0732.9223.8919.5720.2219.4919.80
T.B. Notifications per 1000 pop:(all forms)2.813.143.042.303.002.101.942.132.382.122.20
Death rates per 1000 pop: Pulmonary T.B.0.800.860.850.931.200.840.820.730.700.690.66
Diphtheria:0.010.01.0.050.010.060.090.040.080.070.100.04
Suicides:0.060.100.080.140.140.170.150.140.160.160.14
Road Traffic Accidents:0.070.160.100.160.140.14XXXXX
Other violent causes:1.051.840.381.451.742.380.560.370.340.450.42

x Not given separately by R.G.
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