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

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Islington 1947

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

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS—1936 TO 1947.

(Compiled from Registrar General's Returns)

194719461945194419431942194119401939193819371936
Population236,840227,160195,770188,560189,970186,000183,470224,110272,300292,300295,400301,000
Live Births—(totcl)5,5775,2843,7083,8263,5923,3682,9863,8504,1684,4874,5164,650
(illegitimate)431442438335264251214272245278218222
Birth Rate per 1,000 population23.5523.2618.9420.2918.9118.1016.2717.1814.4715.3515.3215.45
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 births18.9922.2022.4125.7224.9733.2926.7232.1730.2427.5229.8629.02
Deaths3,0532,9472,8563,0573,0172,8523,5084,1433,4853,4923,8653,785
Death rate12.8912.9714.5916.2115.8815.3319.1218.4812.7911.9413.0812.57
Maternal Death rate per 1,000 births0.701.480.262.032.712.293.021.591.472.172.792.09
Death-rate of infants under 1323946484654594750656762
Marriage rate per 1,000 population19.5420.2125.0018.3618.5925.3028.0732.9223.8919.5720.2219.49
T.B. Notifications per 1,000 population (all forms)2.432.182.813.143.042.303.002.101.942.132.382.12
Death-rates per 1,000 population—
Pulmonary T.B.0.700.640.800.860.850.931.200.840.820.730.700.69
Diphtheria0.004Nil0.010.010.050.010.060.090.040.080.070.10
Suicides0.070.110.060.100.080.140.140.170.150.140.160.16
Road Traffic Accidents0.110.100.070.160.100.160.140.14****
Other violent causes0.370.451.051.840.381.451.742.380.560.370.340.45

* Not given separately by R.G.