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Stoke Newington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICS
Area of Borough - 863 acres.
Rateable Value at April, 1960
Estimated Net Product of 1d. Rate
Street Mileage 26.37
£702,100
£2,820
Registrar-General's Estimate of Population mid-1960 - 50,240
| Births | Total | Legitimate | Illegitimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 563 | 500 | 63 |
| Females | 556 | 486 | 70 |
| 1,119 | 986 | 133 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 22.27
Area comparability factor 0.90
Number of stillbirths 24
Still-birth rate per 1,000 live and still births 21.00
Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births 11.89
Deaths
Deaths (males 287: females 282) 569
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 11.33
Area comparability factor 1.14
Deaths from maternal causes 2
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births 1.74
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males 8: females 12) 20
Infants under 1 year: Infant Mortality Rate
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.87
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.24
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 22.56
Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks (males 5: females 10) 15
Neo Natal (first 4 weeks) mortality rate per 1,000 live births 13.40
Early Neo Natal (under one week) mortality rate per 1,000 live
births 12.51
Perinatal (still births and deaths under 1 week combined)
mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births 33.24