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Hornsey 1931

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

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Table: The number of births notified under the Acts during 1931 was: –

The number of births notified under the Acts during 1931 was: –

Male.Female.Total.
Live births6666351,301
Still births251540
6916501,341

Table: The births were notified: —

The births were notified: —

By parents68
By doctors236
By Borough Midwife128
By other midwives440
By Hospitals140
By others271
1,283

Table: Unnotified (from Registrar's return): —

Unnotified (from Registrar's return): —

Live births56
Still births2
58
1,341

Table: Of this number there were: —

Of this number there were: —

Live births.Still births.
Occurring in the Borough and transferred to other districts1953
Occurring in Hospitals, etc., outside the district belonging to Hornsey36917

Table: The 1.143 net number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows: —

The 1.143 net number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows: —

Brook Road539
Wightman Road281
Highgate290
Coldfall Sub-Centre33

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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The "sanitary circumstances" of an area include considerations
of supreme importance to the public health, e.g., a
Pure water supply. So perfect is the service of the Metropolitan
Water Board that water has long ago ceased to be