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Stoke Newington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
ANNUAL (INTERIM) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
FOR THE YEAR 1947
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON.
ANNUAL (INTERIM) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. FOR THE YEAR 1947 STATISTICS.
| AREA: 863 acres | POPULATION:45,900 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS: | TOTAL | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 1027 | 535 | 492 | Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident population - 23.61 (mid 1947). |
| Illegitimate | 57 | 33 | 24 | |
| 1084 | 568 | 516 | ||
| STILLBIRTHS. | ||||
| Legitimate | 26 | 14 | 12 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 23.42 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | |
| 26 | 14 | 12 | ||
| BIRTH NOTIFICATIONS. | ||||
| Of the 973 Stoke Newington births notified, 506 occurred in institutions. There were 953 live and 20 still births. | ||||
| DEATHS. | 507 | 254 | 253 | Death rate per 1,000 estimated average population - 11.04 |
| DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES. | ||||
| (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar General's short list) | ||||
| Deaths (Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
| No. 29 Puerperal sepsis | - | |||
| No. 30 Other puerperal causes 1 | .90 | |||
| 1 | .90 | |||
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER CUE YEAR OF AGE. | ||||
| All infants per 1.000 live births | 22.14 | |||
| (The average for London is 37.00) | ||||