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

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Islington 1948

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

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS—1937 TO 1948. (Compiled from Registrar General's Returns)

194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937
Population238,200236,840227,160195,770188,560189,970186,000183,470224,110272,300292,300295,400
Live Births—(total)4,6085,5775,2843,7083,8263,5923,3682,9863,8504,1684,4874,516
(illegitimate)331431442438335264251214272245278218
Birth Rate per 1,000 population19.3423.5523.2618.9420.2918.9118.1016.2717.1814.4715.3515.32
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 births18.9418.9922.2022.4125.7224.9733.2926.7232.1730.2427.5229.86
Deaths2,6823,0532,9472,8563,0573,0172,8523,5084,1433,4853,4923,865
Death rate11.2612.8912.9714.5916.2115.8815.3319.1218.4812.7911.9413.08
Maternal Death rate per 1,000 births0.850.701.480.262.032.712.293.021.591.472.172.79
Death-rate of infants under 1 year353239464846545947506567
Marriage rate per 1,000 population19.6719.5420.2125.0018.3618.5925.3028.0732.9223.8919.5720.22
T.B. Notifications per 1,000 population (all forms)2.252.432.182.813.143.042.303.002.101.942.132.38
Death-rates per 1,000 population—
Pulmonary T.B.0.660.700.640.800.860.850.931.200.840.820.730.70
DiphtheriaNil0.004Nil0.010.010.050.010.060.090.040.080.07
Suicides0.150.070.110.060.100.080.140.140.170.150.140.16
Road Traffic Accident0.080.110.100.070.160.100.160.140.14***
Other violent causes0.430 370.451.051.840.381.451.742.380.560.370.34

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* Not given separately by Registrar General.