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. | |||||
Population. | ||||||
Registrar General's estimate of civilian population, Mid-vear 1951 | 235,800 | |||||
Live Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated Resident Population | |||||
Legitimate | 3,595 | 1,888 | 1,707 | |||
Illegitimate | 285 | 145 | 140 | |||
3,880 | 2,033 | 1,847 | 16.45 | 17.8 | 15.5 | |
Still Births. | ||||||
Legitimate | 70 | 40 | 30 | Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births 20.94 | ||
Illegitimate | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||
83 | 47 | 36 | ||||
Deaths. | Death Rate (Unadjusted) per 1,000 Population | |||||
3,131 | 1,581 | 1,550 | 13.28 | 13.1 | 12.5 | |
Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | Deaths. 2 | Rate per | 1,000 Total 0.50 | Births. | ||
Death Rate of Infants Under One Year of Age. | ||||||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 28 | 26 | 29 | |||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 29 | |||||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 14 | |||||
Notification of Births. | ||||||
For year ending 31st December, 1951 | 3,851 (corrected figure from L.C.C.) | |||||
Marriages (Provisional figures). | ||||||
Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year | 2,260 |