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Hornsey 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR 1935.
(SECTION A.)
Social and Economic Statistics.
| Area (acres) | 2,874 |
| Population (Census 1931) | 95,524 |
| Do., Registrar-General's estimate (mid 1935) | 95,330 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935), according to Rate Books | 22,095 |
| Rateable value (General Rate) | £1,036,572 |
| Product of a penny rate | £4,116 |
LIVE BIRTHS—
| Legitimate Males | 570 | |
| „ Females | 510 | |
| Illegitimate Males | 33 | |
| „ Females | 16 | |
| Total | 1,128 | |
Birth Rate 11.83 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).
STILL-BIRTHS—
| Legitimate Males | 21 | |
| ,, Females | 15 | |
| Illegitimate Males | — | |
| ,, Females | — | |
| Total | 36 | |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 31.9.
DEATHS—
| Male | 466 | |
| Female | 568 | |
| Total | 1.034 | |
Death Rate ... 10.84 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).