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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1953
[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.
Legitimate 711 375 336
Illegitimate 42 19 23
Birth rate
14.69.
Still Births:-
Legitimate 13 4 9
Illegitimate 1 1
Rate per 1000
total births18.25.
Deaths 505 262 241 Death rate 9.81
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 22.50 Illegitimate 47.61 Total 23.90
Death rate of Infants under four weeks of age per 1,000 live births:Legitimate
14.06 Illegitimate Nil. Total 15.28
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 84
" " Measles (all ages) Nil
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
" " Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea (all ages). 1
Population
The Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population of Stoke
Newington in 1953 is 51,250.
Births
| Live Births | Still Births | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 375 | 336 | 711 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 23 | 42 | 1 | – | 1 |
Deaths
The death rates in England and Wales, London and Stoke Newington in the past five years were:-
| Death rate 1953 | Death rates in previous years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | ||
| England and Wales | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| London | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| Stoke Newington | 9.81 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 |