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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table gives the number of births and the birthrates for each quarter of the year 1911
| 1911 | HORNSEY. | ENGLAND AND WALES. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birth.rate. | Birth.rate. | |
| 3rd „ | |||
| 15.2 | |||
As usually happens, the first three quarters do not shew much
difference in the birth-rate, but a big drop occurs in the last
quarter of the year.
The birthrates in the great towns of England and Wales are given below:—
England and Wales 24.4 77 Great Towns 25.6
| London | 24.8 | Bristol | 21.8 |
| Croydon | 22.1 | Stoke-on-Trent | 31.5 |
| Wilted en | 25.0 | Burton-on-Trent | 22.1 |
| Wolverhampton | 25.2 | ||
| Tottenham | 27.4 | Walsall | 28.8 |
| West Ham | 30.0 | Handsworth (Staffs.) | 20.9 |
| East Ham | 25.7 | West Bromwich | 29.9 |
| Leyton | 24.5 | Birmingham | 28.1 |
| Walthamstow | 24.8 | King's Norton | 22.1 |
| Hastings | 15.7 | Smethwick | 27.5 |
| Brighton | 19.7 | Aston Manor | 27.1 |
| Portsmouth | 25.0 | Coventry | 27.0 |
| Bournemouth | 15.2 | Leicester | 22.7 |
| Southampton | 23.9 | Grimsby | 28.7 |
| Reading | 21.3 | Nottingham | 24.5 |
| Northampton | 21.4 | Derby | 23.9 |
| Ipswich | 23.9 | Stockport | 23.4 |
| Great Yarmouth | 24.3 | Birkenhead | 28.6 |
| Norwich | 22.4 | Wallasey | 22.0 |
| Plymouth | 23.3 | Liverpool | 30.2 |
| Devonport | 25.7 | Bootle | 29.5 |