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Hornsey 1962
[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, 1962 97,720
Number of separately assessed dwellings 1st April, 1962 24,695
Rateable value (General Rate) at 1st April, 1962 £1,571,083
Product of a penny rate 1962-63 (estimated) £6,440
TOTAL LIVE AND STILL-BIRTHS 2,319
LIVE BIRTHS
M.
Legitimate 1,010
Illegitimate 135
Illegitimate live births per cent of total of live births
F.
1,010
125
Total
2,020
260
11.4
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
HORNSEY
Area Comparability Factor
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey
England and Wales (provisional)
Middlesex County (crude rate)
23.3
0.94
21.9
18.0
17.2
STILL-BIRTHS
Legitimate
Illegitimate
M.
17
1
F.
20
1
Total
37
2
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
HORNSEY 17.1
England and Wales (provisional) 18.1
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M. F.
Legitimate 32 13
Illegitimate 1 4
Total
45
5
49