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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
Area of the Borough 3,678 acrcs
Estimated Mid-Year Homo Populaton - 241,890
Marriages (Provisional figures) solemnised in the Borough 2,392
BIRTHS
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births - Legitimate | 4,191 | 2,151 | 2, 040 |
| Illegitimate | 710 | 365 | 345 |
| 4,901 | 2,516 | 2,385 | |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 20. 3 | 16.9 | |
| Birth rate after applying 'Area Comparability Factor of 0.80 | 16. 2 | ||
| ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS | 14.5 | ||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Still Births - Legitimate | 61 | 37 | 24 |
| Illegitimate | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 70 | 43 | 27 | |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.29 | 0.24 | |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births | 14.1 | 14.3 | |
| Total | Male | Female | |
| TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS - | |||
| Legitimate | 4,252 | 2,188 | 2,064 |
| Illegitimate | 719 | 371 | 348 |
| 4,971 | 2,559 | 2,412 | |
DEATHS
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 2,763 | 1,413 | 1,350 |
| Islington | England and Wales | ||
| DEATH RATE (CRUDE) PER 1,000 POPULATION | 11.4 | 11.9 | |
| Death rate after applying 'Area Comparability' factor of 1.07 | 12. 2 | ||
| INFANT DEATHS | Total | Male | Female |
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age -Legitimate | 100 | 66 | 34 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 114 | 75 | 39 | |