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Hornsey 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: Five of the illegitimate births occurred in the Edmonton Workhouse, and in the following table these have been allocated to the Wards in which the mothers resided before seeking admission to the Workhouse:—

Five of the illegitimate births occurred in the Edmonton Workhouse, and in the following table these have been allocated to the Wards in which the mothers resided before seeking admission to the Workhouse:—

Ward.Number of illegitimate births.Per cent, of total births in the Ward
Highgate53.0
Muswell Hill31.8
Crouch End11.3
West Hornsey61.7
East Hornsey2.7
North Haringey21.0
South Haringey11.3
Stroud Green44.2
Finsbury Park1.9
251.6

Table: The number of births for each quarter, with the birth-rate in the various wards, is as follows:—

The number of births for each quarter, with the birth-rate in the various wards, is as follows:—

Ward.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total Births.Birthrate per 1.000 persons living.
Births.Birthrate.Births.Birth, rate.Births.Birth-rate.Births.Birthrate.
Highgate3410.34513.74513.74212.816612.6
Muswell Hill3812.03812.04414.04012.716012.7
Crouch End149.51913.12215.22114.57613.1
West Hornsey9326.49727.69326.46819.335124.9
East Hornsey7523.35818.07523.35416.826220.4
North Hariugey4417.44618.25120.25521.819619.4
South Haringey2013.9139.02517.31510.47312.6
Stroud Green2711.23012.5239.6156.2959.9
Finsbury Park3017.02413.62815.52413.610615.0
The Borough37516-.537016.240617.833414.71,48516.3

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The accompanying chart shows the birth-rate in Hornsey for
the past 27 years:—