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Islington 1950

[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.
Population.
Registrar General's estimate of civilian population, Mid-year 1950:238,200
Live Births. Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated
Resident Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals. M. F. Islington County. Wales.
Legitimate 3,789 1,982 1,807
Illegitimate 302 155 147
4,09 12,137 1,954 17.17 17.8 15.8
Still Births.
Legitimate 69 31 38 Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and
Illegitimate 5 5 Still) Births
17.48
74 36 38
Deaths. Death Rate (Unadjusted) per
1,000 Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals M. F. Islington County Wales
2,760 1,419 1,341 11.59 11.8 11.6
Death from Puerperal Causes.
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Total Births.
3 0.72
Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age.
London England
Islington Admin. and
County Wales.
All infants per 1,000 live births 29 26 30
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 30
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 23
Notification of Births.
For year ending 31st December, 1950 4,053 (corrccted figure from L.C.C.)
Marriages (Provisional figures).
Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year 2,187