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Stoke Newington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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I. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Area (Acres)—863.
Population at Census, 1921—52,167.
1931—51,215.
Registrar-General's Estimate for Mid 1935—50,210.
Number of Inhabited Houses, 1935—8,719.
Rateable Value—1935 £417,745.
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate—£1,683.
Marriages—413, being a rate of 16 -4 per 1,000 persons. Births—700.
| Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 667 | 363 | 304 |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 16 | 17 |
Still Births—22 (Rate per 1,000 total births, 31 -4).
| Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 |
Birth Rate (per 1,000 Persons)—13-9.
Deaths—557.
Crude death rate 11 1
Death Rate (per 1,000 Persons)
Adjusted death rate 106
Number of Women Dying in, or in Consequence of, Child
Birth—From Sepsis, 0 ; from other causes, 0.
Maternal Mortality (per 1,000 Total Births)—Nil.
Deaths of Infants Under 1 Year of Age—36.
Infant Mortality—(per 1,000 Births) :—51.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil.
Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil.
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 4