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Hornsey 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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STATISTICS FOR 1944
(Section A).
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS.
| Area (acres) | 2,872 | |||||
| „ (square miles) | 4.49 | |||||
| Population (Census 1931) | 95,524 | |||||
| Do., Registrar-General's estimate, 1944 | 76,440 | |||||
| No. of separately-assessed inhabited premises (end of 1944), according to Rate Books | 23,100 | |||||
| Rateable value (General Rate) at 31st December | £1,053,685 | |||||
| Product of a penny rate | £4,075 | |||||
| LIVE BIRTHS. | ||||||
| M. | F. | Total | ||||
| Legitimate | 722 | 677 | 1,389 | |||
| Illegitimate | 33 | 37 | 70 | |||
| 755 | 704 | 1,459 | ||||
| Birth Rate | , 19.08 (per 1,000 population). | |||||
| STILL-BIRTHS. | ||||||
| M. | F. | Total | ||||
| Legitimate | 18 | 23 | 41 | |||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 23 | 44 | ||||
| Still-Birth Rate | 29.28 (per 1,000 total live and still births). | |||||
| DEATHS. | ||||||
| Males | 539 | |||||
| Females | 603 | |||||
| 1,142 | ||||||
| Death Rate | , 14.94 (per 1,000 population). | |||||
| INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age). | ||||||
| M. | F. | Total | ||||
| Legitimate | 23 | 26 | 49 | |||
| Illegitimate | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 29 | 27 | 56 | ||||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE. | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 38.39 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 35.27 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 100.0 | |||||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY. | ||||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||||
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 1 | 0.66 | ||||
| Other maternal causes | 1 | 0.66 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1.32 | ||||