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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: STATISTICS

STATISTICS

Area of Borough - 863 acres.Street Mileage 26.37
Rateable Value at April, 1958£662,317
Estimated Net Produce of 1d. Rate£2,679
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population mid-195850,480
Births
TotalLegitimateIllegitimate
Males45741047
Females48143744
93884791
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population18.58
Area comparability factor0.89
Number of stillbirths19
Still-birth rate per 1,000 live and still births19.85
Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births9.70
Deaths
Deaths (males 277: females 258)535
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population10.59
Area comparability factor1.13
Deaths from maternal causes1
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births1.04
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males 13: females 8)21
Infants under 1 year: Infant Mortality Rate
All Infants per 1,000 live births22.38
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births22.43
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births21.97
Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks (males 13: females 4)17
Neo Natal (first 4 weeks) mortality rate per 1,000 live births18.12