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Hornsey 1963
[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, 1963 98,190
Number of separately assessed dwellings 1st April, 1963 26,113
Rateable value (General Rate) at 1st April, 1963 £4,172, 083
Product of a penny rate 1963-64 (estimated) £17,070
TOTAL LIVE AND STILL-BIRTHS 2,409
LIVE BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 1,015 1,036 2,051
Illegitimate 154 168 322
Illegitimate live births per cent of total of live births 13.6
Birth Rate (live births per 1,000 population)
HORNSEY 24.2
Area Comparability Factor 0.83
Adjusted Rate for Hornsey 20.1
England and Wales (provisional) 18.2
STILL-BIRTHS
M. F. Total
Legitimate 20 12 32
Illegitimate - 4 4
Still-birth Rate (per 1,000 total live and still-births)
HORNSEY 14.9
England and Wales (provisional) 18.1
INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age)
M. F. Total
Legitimate 27 20 47
Illegitimate 4 3 7
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