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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 1969

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

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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS
Area 3,678 acres
Population (Estimated Mid-Year) - 235,990
Marriages solemnised in the Borough 2,179 (provisional)

Table: GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICSArea 3,678 acresPopulation (Estimated Mid-Year) - 235,990 Marriages solemnised in the Borough 2,179 (provisional)

GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS

Area 3,678 acres

Population (Estimated Mid-Year) - 235,990 Marriages solemnised in the Borough 2,179 (provisional)

BIRTHSTotalMaleFemale
Live Births - Legitimate3,7671,9011,866
Illegitimate569287282
4,3362,1882,148
IslingtonEngland and Wales
Live Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population18.416.3
Birth rate after applying 'Area Comparability' Factor of 0.8014.7
Illegitimate Live Births Per Cent of Total Live Births13.1
TotalMaleFemale
Still Births - Legitimate422220
Illegitimate1587
573027
IslingtonEngland and Wales
Still Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population0.240.22
Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births13.013.2
TotalMaleFemale
Total Live and Still Births -
Legitimate3,8091,9231,886
Illegitimate584295289
4,3932,2182,175
DEATHS
TotalMaleFemale
All Causes2,7721,4251,347
Death Rate (Crude) Per 1,000 PopulationIslingtonEngland and Wales
11.711.9
Death rate after applying 'Area Comparability' factor of 1.1012.9