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

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Stoke Newington 1949

[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:—
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Still Births:—
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Deaths
Total M. F.
908 497 411 Birth rate 20-42
42 23 19
18 11 7 Rate per 1,000 total births
— 18-59
502 255 247 Death rate 10-79
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth—Nil.
Death rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate 14.31. Illegitimate 47.61. Total 15.78.
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 91
„ „ Measles (all ages) 1
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of Stoke Newington
in 1949 is 46.510.

Births.

Live Births.Still Births.
Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate49741190811718
Illegitimate231942

Deaths.

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

District.Death rate. 1949Death rates in previous years.
1948194719461945
England & Wales11.710.812.011.511.4
London12.211.612.812.713.8
Stoke Newington10.711.311.011.512.8

Infantile Mortality.
During 1949 the Registrar-General allocated to Stoke Newington the deaths of
15 children under the age of twelve months. This figure was a decrease of 10 over
the number of deaths in 1948.

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

District.Infant Mortality rate. 1949Infant Mortality rates in previous years.
1948194719461945
England & Wales3234414346
London2931374153
Stoke Newington1527223638