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Hornsey 1956
[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, 1956 97,220
Number of separately assessed habitable premises according
to Rate Books 24,546
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,540,469
Product of a penny rate £6,175
LIVE BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 678 685 1,363
Illegitimate 53 43 96
731 728 1,459
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
Hornsey 15.0
Area Comparability Factor 0.93
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey 13.95
England and Wales (provisional) 15.7
Middlesex County (adjusted rate) 13.2
STILL-BIRTHS
M F Total
Legitimate 16 11 27
Illegitimate 1 1
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
Hornsey 18.8
England and Wales (provisional) 23.0
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M F Total
Legitimate 18 14 32
Illegitimate 2 2
Comparable Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)
Hornsey 23.3
England and Wales (provisional) 23.8
Middlesex County 19.1
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