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Stoke Newington 1951

[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: —Total.M.F.
Legitimate838424414Birth rate 17.67
Illegitimate362115
Still Births: —
Legitimate1064Rate per 1,000 total births 12.42
Illegitimate11
Deaths611296315Death rate 12.35

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 29.83. Illegitimate 27.77. Total 29.74.
Death rate of Infants under four weeks of age per 1,000 live births:—
Legitimate 25.05. Illegitimate Nil. Total 24.02.
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 102
,, Measles (all ages) Nil
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
„ Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages) 3
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of Stoke Newington
in 1951 is 49.440.

Births.

Live Births.Still Births.
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate4244148386410
Illegitimate21153611

Deaths.

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

District.Death rate. 1951Death rates in previous years.
1950194919481947
England and Wales ...12.511.611.710.812.0
London13.111.812.211.612.8
Stoke Newington12.310.410.711.311.0

Infantile Mortality.
During 1951 the Registrar-General allocated to Stoke Newington the deaths of
26 children under the age of twelve months. This figure was an increase of 5 over
the number of deaths in 1950.

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

District.Infant Mortality rate, 1951Infant Mortality rates in previous years.
1950194919481947
England and Wales29.629323441
London26.426293137
Stoke Newington29.724152722