London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stoke Newington 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR

Live Births :—TotalM.F.
Legitimate864425439Birtd rate 20.12.
Illegitimate492227
Still Birtds :—
Legitimate241014Rate per 1000 total births 27.68.
Illegitimate22
Deaths513272241Death 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 BirthsStill Births
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate425439864101424
Illegitimate2227492-2

Deaths

The death rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were :—

DistrictDeath rate 1948Death rates in previous years.
1947194619451944
England & Wales10.812.011.511.411.6
London11.612.812.713.815.7
Stoke Newington11.311.011.512.814.5

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 :—

DistrictInfant Mortality rate 1948Infant Mortality rates in previous years.
1947194619451944
England & Wales3441434646
London3137415361
Stoke Newington2722363832