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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
Haringey 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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| 1969 | 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area of District (in acres) | 7,491 | 7,491 | |
| Population — Mid-year: Registrar General's estimate | 242,300 | 238,410 | |
| Rateable Value as at 1st April | £13,696,189 | £13,733,152 | |
| Sum represented by penny rate | £54,500 | £54,750 | |
| Approximate number of separately rated dwellings in district | 72,395 | 72,169 | |
| Registered live births: Males | 2,436 | 2,188 | |
| Females | 2,317 | 2,154 | |
| Total | 4,753 | £4,342 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 19.62 (16.3)* | 18.21 (16.0)* | |
| No. of live births which were illegitimate | 645 | 611 | |
| Illegitimate live births as percentage of all live births | 13.57% (8%)* | 14.07% (8%)* | |
| Stillbirths: Males | 41 | 33 | |
| Females | 18 | 18 | |
| Total | 59 | 51 | |
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 12.26 (13)* | 11.61 (13)* | |
| No. of stillbirths which were illegitimate | 10 | 4 | |
| Stillbirths as a percentage of all stillbirths | 16.95% | 7.84% | |
| Deaths: Males | 1,484 | 1,356 | |
| Females | 1,436 | 1,428 | |
| Total | 2,920 | 2,784 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated population | 12.05 (11.9)* | 11.68 (11.7)* | |
| Maternal Mortality: Deaths from Puerperal Causes | 2 | 4 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.416 | 0.915 | |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age (Infant Mortality) (a) Legitimate: Males | 44 | 51 | |
| Females | 34 | 33 | |
| Total | 78 | 84 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 18.99 | 22.51 | |
| (b) Illegitimate: Males | 10 | 9 | |
| Females | 11 | 8 | |
| Total | 21 | 17 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 32.56 | 27.82 | |
| (c) Total: Males | 54 | 60 | |
| Females | 45 | 41 | |
| Total | 99 | 101 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 total live births | 20.83 (18)* | 23.05 (18)* | |
| Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks (Neo-natal Mortality) | 62 | 72 | |
| Rate per 1,000 live births | 13.04 (12)* | 16.58 (12)* | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 week (Early Neo-natal Mortality) | 50 | 58 | |
| Rate per 1,000 live-births | 10.52 (10)* | 13.36 (11)* | |
| Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week (Perinatal Mortality) | 109 | 109 | |
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 22.65 (23)* | 24.81 (23)* |
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis marked * indicate the rates for England and Wales.
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