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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Area of the Borough | 3.678 acres | ||
| Estimated Mid-Year Home Population | 255.150 | ||
| Marriages (Provisional figures) solemnised in the Borough | 2.654 | ||
| BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
| 5.033 | 2.634 | 2.399 | |
| Illegitimate | 833 | 441 | 392 |
| 5.866 | 3.075 | 2.791 | |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 23.0 | 17.7 | |
| Birth rate after applying 'Area Comparability' Factor of 0.83 | 19.1 | ||
| ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS | 14.2 | ||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| 53 | 29 | 24 | |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 68 | 38 | 30 | |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1.000 POPULATION | 0.27 | 0.27 | |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births | 11.5 | 15.4 | |
| Total | Male | Female | |
| TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS - | |||
| Legitimate | 5.086 | 2.663 | 2.423 |
| Illegitimate | 848 | 450 | 398 |
| 5.934 | 3.113 | 2.821 | |
| Total | Male | Female | |
| ALL CAUSES | 2.826 | 1.406 | 1.420 |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 11.1 | 11.7 | |
| Death rate after applying 'Area Comparability' factor of 1.06 | 11.8 | ||
| INFANT DEATHS | Total | Male | Female |
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age - | |||
| Legitimate | 92 | 46 | 46 |
| Illegitimate | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| 120 | 65 | 55 | |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per 1,000 live births) - | |||
| All Infants | 20.5 | 19.0 | |
| Legitimate | 18.3 | ||
| Illegitimate | 33.6 | ||