London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (vi)—
| Illegitimate live births as a percentage of total live births | Single women aged 16-44 as a percentage of the total female population | Foreign born females as a percentage of the total female population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1961 | Total | Irish Republic (a) | West Indies | Other Commonwealth (b) | Foreign countries, at sea and birthplace not stated (c) | ||
| 12.3 | 13.6 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 11.8 | |
| Fulham | 11.8 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| Hammersmith | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 18.8 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| Kensington | 19.7 | 18.2 | 28.4 | 32.5 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 14.2 |
| 14.6 | 13.7 | 23.8 | 31.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 18.0 | |
| Paddington | 25.4 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 30.6 | 9.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 11.8 |
| St. Marylebone | 12.4 | 12.1 | 22.0 | 27.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 16.6 |
| St. Pancras | 15.5 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| Westminster, City of | 15.4 | 12.8 | 20.9 | 28.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 15.7 |
| 7.3 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | |
| Holborn | 14.9 | 10.6 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 12.7 |
| Islington | 15.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 17.2 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6.0 | |
| Shoreditch | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | (d) | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Stoke Newington | 14.4 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
| 10.9 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | |
| City of London | 10.0 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 14.2 | 3.8 | (d) | 2.3 | 8.1 |
| Poplar | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Stepney | 14.8 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 5.9 |
| 13.5 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Greenwich | 6.6 | 6.6 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Woolwich | 6.7 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| Lewisham | 10.2 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | (d) | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| Lambeth | 17.3 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Southwark | 9.7 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 15.5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | |
| Wandsworth | 11.8 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| London County | 14.1 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
(a) Including born in Ireland, part not stated.
(b) Commonwealth countries, colonies and protectorates of Africa, Asia, Canada, Gibraltar, Malta, Gozo
and Oceania.
(c) Europe, U.S.S.R., non-Commonwealth countries of Africa, North and South America and Asia.
(d) Fewer than 2,000 foreign born in the area and therefore data not tabulated.
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