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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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.
Live Births. | Still Births. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
Legitimate | 497 | 411 | 908 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Illegitimate | 23 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — |
The death rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were:—
District. | Death rate. 1949 | Death rates in previous years. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | ||
England & Wales | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
London | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.8 |
Stoke Newington | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
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. 1949 | Infant Mortality rates in previous years. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | ||
England & Wales | 32 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 46 |
London | 29 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 53 |
Stoke Newington | 15 | 27 | 22 | 36 | 38 |