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-year 1952 : 235,300
Live Births. Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated
Resident Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals M. F. Islington County Wales
Legitimate 3,615 1,808 1,807
Illegitmate 282 144 138
3,897 1,952 1,945 16.56 17.6 15.3
Still Births.
Legitimate 62 40 22 Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and
Illegitimate 9 7 1 Still) Births
17.89
71 47 24
Deaths. Death Rate (Unadjusted) per
1,000 Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals M. F. Islington County Wales
2,876 1,456 1,420 12.22 12.6 11.3
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Total Births
4 1.01
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age.
London England
Admin. and
Islington County Wales
All infants per 1,000 live births 22 24 27
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 20
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 46
Notification of Births.
For year ending 31st December, 1952 3,895 (corrected figure from L.C.C.).
Marriages (Provisional figures).
Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year 2,102