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Hornsey 1959
[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, 1959 96,430
Number of separately assessed dwellings 1st April, 1959 24,686
Rateable value (General Rate) £1,543,882
Product of a penny rate 1959-60 £6,244
TOTAL LIVE AND STILL-BIRTHS 1,754
LIVE BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 836 749 1,585
Illegitimate 70 76 146
Hlegitimate live births per cent of total of live births 8.4%
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
HORNSEY 18.0
Area Comparability Factor 0.93
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey 16.7
England and Wales (provisional) 16.5
Middlesex County (adjusted rate) 14. 4
STILL-BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 12 10 22
Illegitimate 1 . 1
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
HORNSEY 13.1
England and Wales (provisional) 21.0
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M. F. Total
Legitimate 25 13 38
Illegitimate 3 2 5
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