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Hornsey 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR 1939.
(Section A).
Social and Economic Statistics.
Area (acres) 2,872
,, (square miles) 4.49
Population (Census 1931) 95,524
Do., Registrar-General's estimate (mid 1939) —
(a) Eor Birth rate 96,610
(b) For Death rate or incidence of notifiable diseases 90,780
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1939), according
to Rate Books 23,688
Rateable value (General Rate) at 31st December £1,093,557
Product of a penny rate £4,225
*LIVE BTRTHS—
Legitimate Males 553
,, Females 501
Illegitimate Males 22
,, Females 25
Total 1,101
Birth Rate 11.39 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).
STILL-BIRTHS—
Legitimate Males 19
,, Females 20
Illegitimate Males 1
,, Females 1
Total 41
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 35.9
*DEATHS—
Males 483
Females 531
Total 1,014
Death Rate 11.16 per 1,000 population
(Registrar-General's estimate).