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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
Islington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SECTION A.
GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS.
| Totals. | M. | F. | Islington | London Admin. County. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 5,146 | 2,641 | 2,505 | |||
| Illegitimate | 431 | 220 | 211 | |||
| 5,577 | 2,861 | 2,716 | 23.55 | 22.7 | 20.5 | |
| Still Births. | ||||||
| Legitimate | 98 | 59 | 39 | Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | ||
| Illegitimate | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 108 | 63 | 45 | 18.99 | |||
| Deaths. | Death Rate (Unadjusted) per 1,000 Population | |||||
| 3,053 | 1,552 | 1,501 | 12.89 | 12.8 | 12.0 | |
| Death from Puerperal Causes. | ||||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total Births. | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 0.35 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | 0.35 | ||||
| 4 | 0.70 | |||||
| Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age. | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 32 | 37 | 41 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 31 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 39 | |||||
Notification of Births
The total number of notified births, including still births from all sources, was
6,674, of this number 801 were not notified by midwives.
Marriages (Provisional figures).
| Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year | 2,314 |