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Hornsey 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Statistics for 1948
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,872
Area (square miles) 4.49
Population (Census 1931) 95,524
Population—Registrar-General's estimate 1948 98,560
Number of separately assessed inhabited premises according
to Rate Books 24,021
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,066,697
Product of a penny rate £4,250
VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS
M
F
Total
Legitimate
867
776
1,643
Illegitimate
46
42
88
913
818
1,731
Comparable Live Birth Rates (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey — 17.6
England and Wales 17.9
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 20.0
148 Smaller Towns 19.2
London Administrative County 20.1
STILL-BIRTHS
M
F
Total
Legitimate
22
17
39
Illegitimate
1
–
1
23
17
40
Comparable Still-birth Rates (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey — 0.40
England and Wales 0.42
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 0.52
148 Smaller Towns 0.43
London Administrative County 0.39
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