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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 1953
[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 1953 : 233,500
Live Births. Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated
Resident Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals M. F. Islington County Wales
Legitimate 3,673 1,908 1,765
Illegitimate 296 137 159
3,969 2,045 1,924 17.0 17.5 15.5
Still Births.
Legitimate 86 47 39 Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and
Illegitimate 6 4 2 Still) Births
22.66
92 51 41
Deaths. Death Rate (Unadjusted) per
1,000 Population
London England
Admin. and
Totals M. F. Islington County Wales
2,669 1,331 1,338 11.43 12.5 11.4
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Total Births
4 0.99
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age.
London England
Admin. and
Islington County Wales
All infants per 1,000 live births 24 25 27
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 26
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 37
Notification of Births.
For year ending 31st December, 1953 3,912 (corrected figure from L.C.C.).
Marriages (Provisional figures).
Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year 2,228