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Stoke Newington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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| Live Births:— | Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 825 | 448 | 377 ] | Birth rate 17.64 | ||
| Illegitimate | 31 | 11 | 20 ) | |||
| Legitimate | 18 | 11 | 7 ) | Rate per 1,000 total births 20.59 | ||
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |||
| 509 | 259 | 250 | Death rate 10.49 | |||
| Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth | i—Nil. | |||||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births:— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 23.03. Illegitimate | 64.51 | Total | 24.53 | ||
| Death rate of Infants under four weeks of age per 1,000 live births:— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 15.75. Illegitimate | 64.51. | Total | 17.52 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer all ages | 96 | |||||
| Measles (all ages) | Nil | |||||
| „ W | 'hooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | ||||
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages) | 5 | |||||
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of Stoke Newington
in 1950 is 48.510.
| Live Births. | Still Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female, i | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Legitimate | 448 | 377 | 825 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 20 | 31 | — | —? | — |
The death rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were:—
| District. | Death rate. 1950 | Death rates in previous years. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1948 1947 | 1946 | ||
| England and Wales | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.8 12.0 | 11.5 |
| London ... | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Stoke Newington | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.3 11.0 | 11.5 |
Infantile Mortality.
During 1950 the Registrar-General allocated to Stoke Newington the deaths of
21 children under the age of twelve months. This figure was an increase of 6 over
t"he number of deaths in 1949.
The infant mortality rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were:—
| District. | Infant Mortality rate. | Infant Mortality rates in previous years. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | |
| England and Wales | 29.8 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 43 |
| London | 26.3 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 41 |
| Stoke Newington | 24.5 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 36 |