Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
Area of the Borough 3,678 acres
Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 254,580
Marriages (Provisional figures) solemnised in the Borough 2,413
BIRTHS
Total Male Female
Live Births - Legitimate 4,67 2 2,379 2,293
Illegitimate 773 400 373
5,445 2,779 2,666
Islington England and Wales
LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION 21.4 17.2
Birth rate after applying 'Area Comparability'
Factor of 0.82 17.5
ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OF TOTAL
LIVE BIRTHS 14.2
Total Male Female
Still Births - Legitimate 60 33 27
Illegitimate 19 8 11
79 41 38
Islington England and Wales
STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION 0.31 0.26
Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births 14.3 14.8
Total Male Female
TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS -
Legitimate 4,732 2,412 2,230
Illegitimate 792 408 384
5,524 2,820 2,704
DEATHS
Total Male Female
ALL CAUSES 2,624 1,311 1,313
Islington England and Wales
DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION 10.3 11.2
Death rate after applying 'Area Comparability'
factor of 1.06 10.9
INFANT DEATHS Total Male Female
Deaths of Infants under one year of age -
Legitimate 80 46 34
Illegitimate 20 9 11
100 55 45
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