Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Live Births :— | Total | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 864 | 425 | 439 | Birtd rate 20.12. |
Illegitimate | 49 | 22 | 27 | |
Still Birtds :— | ||||
Legitimate | 24 | 10 | 14 | Rate per 1000 total births 27.68. |
Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | — | |
513 | 272 | 241 | Death rate 11.30. |
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth—NIL.
Legitimate 28.93. | Illegitimate 50.10. | Total 27.38. | |
---|---|---|---|
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 99 | ||
,, ,, Measles (all ages) | NIL | ||
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | NIL | ||
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 2 |
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of Stoke Newington in 1948 is 45,370.
Births.
Live Births | Still Births | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Legitimate | 425 | 439 | 864 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Illegitimate | 22 | 27 | 49 | 2 | - | 2 |
Deaths
The death rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were :—
District | Death rate 1948 | Death rates in previous years. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | ||
England & Wales | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
London | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 |
Stoke Newington | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 14.5 |
Infantile Mortality.
During 1948, the Registrar-General allocated to Stoke Newington the deaths of 25 children under
the age of twelve months. This figure was an increase of one over the number of deaths in 1947.
The infant mortality rates in England & Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were :—
District | Infant Mortality rate 1948 | Infant Mortality rates in previous years. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | |||
England & Wales | 34 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 46 | |
London | 31 | 37 | 41 | 53 | 61 | |
Stoke Newington | 27 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 32 |