Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SECTION A.
GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS.
Area of the Borough | 3,092 acres. | ||||||||||
Registrar General's estimate of civilian population, Mid-year 1948 : 238,200 | |||||||||||
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Estimated Resident Population | |||||||||||
Totals. | Islington | London Admin County. | England and Wales. | ||||||||
Legitimate | 4,277 | 2,239 | 2,038 | ||||||||
Illegitimate | 331 | 180 | 151 | ||||||||
4,608 | 2,419 | 2,189 | 19.34 | 20.1 | 17.9 | ||||||
Legitimate | 82 | 36 | 46 | Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||||
Illegitimate | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
89 | 40 | 49 | 18.94 | ||||||||
Death Rate (Unadjusted) per 1,000 Population | |||||||||||
2,682 | 1,417 | 1,265 | 11.26 | 10.8 | 11.6 | ||||||
Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total Births. | ||||||||||
Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 0.64 | |||||||||
Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 0.21 | |||||||||
4 | 0.85 | ||||||||||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 35 | 31 | 34 | ||||||||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 35 | 35 | 34 | ||||||||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 39 | ||||||||||
For ½ year ending 3rd July, 1948 | 2,942 (423 not notified by midwives) | ||||||||||
For ½ year ending 31st December, 1948 | 2,125 (corrected figure from L.C.C.) | ||||||||||
Total | 5,067 | ||||||||||
Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year | 2,343 |