London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Totals | M. | F. | Unadjusted | Islington Area Comparability Factor | Adjusted | England & Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 4,415 | 2,210 | 2,205 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 557 | 264 | 293 | ||||
| 4,972 | 2,474 | 2,498 | 22.3 | 0.91 | 20.3 | 16.5 | |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 11.20 | ||||||
| Still Births. | |||||||
| RATE PER 1,000 TOTAL (LIVE AND STILL) BIRTHS | |||||||
| Legitimate | 87 | 45 | 42 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 99 | 52 | 47 | 19.52 | 20.7 | |||
| Total live and Still Births | 5,071. | ||||||
| Notifications of Births | |||||||
| For the year ended 2nd January, 1960 4,956 (corrected figure from L.C.C. ) | |||||||
| Marriages. (Provisional figures) \ | |||||||
| Marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year 2,403. | |||||||