London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS - 1947 TO 1958

(Compiled from Registrar General's Returns)

195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947
Population225,800227,800228,300228,800230,500233,500235,300235,800238,200239.580238,200236,840
Live Births - (Total)4,5924,5824,3223,9454,0633,9693,8973.8804,0914,3894,6085,577
(Illegitimate)494467402340336296282285302318331431
Birth Rate per 1,000 population20.320.118.917.217.617.016.5616.4517, 1718.3219.3423.55
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 births21.9419.6821.5121.0919.3122.6617.8920.9417 4819.8718.9418.99
Deaths2.5942,4572,5662,5912,4252,6692,8763.1312,7602,9582,6823,053
Death rate11.4910.7911.2411.3210.5211.4312.2213.2811,5912.3511.2612,89
Maternal Death rate per 1,000 births1.280.640.450.250,480.991.010.500.720.670.850.70
Death rate of Infants under 1 year232121261724222829273532
Marriage rate per 1,000 population21.020.7321.4420.9519.3519,0817,8519.1718. 3718.6119.6719.54
T. B. Notifications per 1,000 population (all forms)2.131.511.811.971.942 082 031.772.052.202.252.43
Death-rates per 1,000 population - Pulmonary T.B0,140.120.150.200.160.160.300.300.380.520.660.70
DiphtheriaNilNilNilNilNilNilNil0 0040.0040.008Nil0.004
Neoplasm of Lung, Bronchus & Trachea0.680.670.620.520.530.570.540.540.54NilNilNil
Suicides0.150.110.150.130.130.140.0760.150.090.120.150.07
Motor Vehicle Accidents0.130 0920.130.140.0820.0770.0760.110.100.060.080.11
Other violent causes0.180.230.220.220.170.200. 220.260.260.250.430.37