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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL STATISTICS
| Area (acres) | 2,872 |
| Area of Parks and Open Spaces (acres) | 576 |
| Population : Census 1931 | 95,524 |
| Census 1951 | 98,134 |
| Registrar General's estimate at 30 June, 1952 | 99,140 |
| Number of separately assessed inhabited premises according | |
| to Rate Books | 24,911 |
| Rateable value (General Rate) | £1,075,040 |
| Product of a penny rate | £4,350 |
VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 701 661 1,362
Illegitimate 33 36 69
734 697 1,431
Birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 14.4
Area Comparability Factor 0.89
Adjusted Rate For Hornsey 12.82
England and Wales 15.3
160 Great Towns 16.9
160 Smaller Towns 15.5
London Administrative County 17.6
STILL BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 12 13 25
Illegitimate 1 1 2
13 14 27
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 0.27
England and Wales 0.35
160 Great Towns 0.43
160 Smaller Towns 0.36
London Administrative County 0.34
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