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Hornsey 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,871
Area of Parks and Open Spaces (acres) 576
Population: Registrar General's estimate at 30 June, 1961 97,060
Number of separately assesses dwellings 1st April, 1961 24,537
Rateable value (General Rate) at 1st April, 1961 — £1,555,620
Product of a penny rate 1961-62 ••• ... ... (estimated) £6,380
TOTAL LIVE AND STILL-BIRTHS 2,041
LIVE BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 929 860 1,789
Illegitimate 114 109 223
Illegitimate live births per cent of total of live births 10.9
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
HORNSEY 20.7
Area Comparability Factor 0.94
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey 19.5
England and Wales (provisional) 17.4
Middlesex County (adjusted rate) 16.3
STILL-BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 11 14 25
Illegitimate 1 3 4
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still - birth s)
HORNSEY 14.2
England and Wales (provisional) 19.1
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M. F. Total
Legitimate 24 24 48
Illegitimate 7 3 10
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