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Hornsey 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,872
Area of Parks and Open Spaces (acres) 576
Population: Registrar General's estimate at 30 June, 1955 97,600
Number of separately assessed habitable premises according
to Rate Books 24,627
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,085,870
Product of a penny rate £4,390
LIVE BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 681 579 1,260
Illegitimate 59 36 95
740 615 1,355
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 13.8
Area Comparability Factor 0.92
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey 12.8
England and Wales (provisional) 15.0
Middlesex County (adjusted rate) 12.6
STILL-BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 12 13 25
Illegitimate 1 1
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
Hornsey 19.2
England and Wales (provisional) 23.1
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M F Total
Legitimate 16 5 21
Illegitimate 2 2 4
Comparable Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)
Hornsey 18.4
England and Wales (provisional) 24.9
Middlesex County 19.4
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