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Hornsey 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Statistics for 1949
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,872
Area (square miles) 4.49
Population (census 1931) 95,524
Population—Registrar General's estimate 1949 98,670
Number of separately assessed inhabited premises according
to Rate Books 26,865
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,055,021
Product of a penny rate £4,269
VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 761 753 1,514
Illegitimate 39 36 75
800 789 1,589
Birth Rate ( per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 16.1
England and Wales 16.7
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 18.7
148 Smaller Towns 18.0
London Administrative County 18.5
STILL BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 17 18 35
Illegitimate 2 1 3
19 19 38
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 0.38
England and Wales 0.39
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 0.47
148 Smaller Towns 0.40
London Administrative County 0.37
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