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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 1949

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

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Table: SECTION A.GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS.

SECTION A.GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS.

Area of the Borough3,092 acres.
Population.
Registrar General's estimate of civilian population, Mid-year 1949:239,580
Live Births.Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated Resident Population
Totals.M.F.IslingtonLondon Admin. County.Englandand Wales.
Legitimate4,0712,1081,963
Illegitimate318160158
4,3892,2682,12118.3218.516.7
Still Births.
Legitimate783642Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births 19.87
Illegitimate1183
894445
Deaths.Death Rate (Unadjusted) per 1,000 Population
TotalsM.F.IslingtonLondon Admin. CountyEngland and Wales
2,9581,5771,38112.3512.211.7

Table: Death from Puerperal Causes.

Death from Puerperal Causes.

Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
Puerperal Sepsis——
Other Puerperal Causes30.67
30.67

Table: Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age.

Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age.

IslingtonLondon Admin. CountyEngland and Wales.
All infants per 1,000 live births272932
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births27
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births35

Table: Notification of Births.

Notification of Births.

For year ending 31st December, 19494,479 (corrected figure from L.C.C.)

Table: Marriages (Provisional figures).

Marriages (Provisional figures).

Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year2,229