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

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Islington 1961

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

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COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS - 1948 TO 1961

(Compiled from Registrar General's Returns)

19611960195919581957195619551954195319521951195019491948
Population227,170222,940223, 400225,800227,800228, 300228,800230,500233,500235,300235,800238,200239,580238,200
Live Births - (Total5,4125,1954,9724,5924,5824,3223,9454, 0633,9693,8973,8804,0914, 3894,608
(Illegitimate)738652557494467402340336296282285302318331
Birth Rate per 1,000 population (Unadjusted)23.823.322.320.320.118.917.217.617.016.5616.4517.1718.3219.34
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 births.16.719819.5221.9419.6821.5121.0919.3122.6617.8920.9417.4819.8718.94
Deaths2.5902,4662,5802,5942,4572,5662,5912,4252,6692,8763,1312,7602,9582,682
Death rate - (Unadjusted)11.411.111.5511.4910.1911.2411.3210.5211.4312.2213.2811.5912.3511.26
Maternal Death rate per 1,000 births1.270.191.181.280.640.450.250.480.991.010.500.720.670.85
Death rate of Infants under 1 year21.221222321212617242228292735
Marriage rate per 1,000 population21.1721.2421.5121.020.7321.4420.9519.3519.0817.8519.1718.3718.6119.67
T. B. Notifications per 1,000 population (all forms)1.461.831.672.131.511.811.971.942.082.031.772.052.202.25
Death-rates per 1,000 population -
Pulmonary T. B.0.100.050.100.140.120.150.200.160.160.300.300.380.520.66
Neoplasm of Lung, Bronchus & Trachea.0.750.820.710.680.670.620.520.530.570.540.540.54**
Suicides0.120.130.140.150.110.150.130.130.140.0760.150.090.120.15
Motor Vehicle Accidents0.130.150.130.130.0920.130.140.0820.0710.0760.110.100.060.08
Other violent causes0.260.260.250.180.230.220.220.170.200.220.260.260.250.43

* Not separately recorded.