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Hornsey 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,872
Area of Parks and Open Spaces (acres) 329
Population: Census 1931 95,524
Census 1951 98,134
Registrar General's estimate 1950 98,780
Number of separately assessed inhabited premises according
to Rate Books 27,055
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,069,229
Product of a penny rate £4,382
VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS
M
F
Total
Legitimate
694
647
1,341
Illegitimate
41
32
73
735
679
1,414
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 14.3
England and Wales 15.8
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 17.6
148 Smaller Towns 16.7
London Administrative County 17.8
STILL BIRTHS
M
F
Total
Legitimate
11
13
24
Illegitimate
1
2
3
12
15
27
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 0.27
England and Wales 0.37
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including
London 0.45
148 Smaller Towns 0.38
London Administrative County 0.36
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