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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 1954
[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 1954 : | 230,500 | ||||||||
| Live Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated Resident Population | ||||||||
| M. | |||||||||
| Legitimate | 3,727 | 1,896 | 1,831 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 336 | 160 | 176 | ||||||
| 4,063 | 2,056 | 2,007 | 17.6 | 15.2 | |||||
| Still Births. | |||||||||
| Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||||||
| Legitimate | 72 | 34 | 38 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 80 | 38 | 42 | 19.31 | 24.0 | |||||
| Deaths. | Death Rate (Unadjusted) per 1,000 Population | ||||||||
| M. | |||||||||
| 2,425 | 1,200 | 1,225 | 10.52 | 11.3 | |||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | |||||||||
| Deaths. Rate per 1,000 Total Births | |||||||||
| 2 | 0.69 | ||||||||
| Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age. | |||||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17 | ||||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 30 | ||||||||
| Notification of Births. | |||||||||
| For year ending 31st December, 1954 3,958 (corrected figure from L.C.C). | |||||||||
| Marriages (Provisional figures). | |||||||||
| Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year | 2,230 | ||||||||