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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
Wood Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (acres) 1,625
Population—Estimate supplied by the Registrar-General 54,210
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1933, according to
the Rate Books) 13,105
Rateable Value, 1933 £465,779
Sum represented by a penny rate £1,875
| Live Births— | Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 577 | 302 | 275 | Birth Rate 11.1. |
| Illegitimate | 24 | 13 | 11 | |
| Stillbirths | 21 | 10 | 11 | Rate per 1,000 births, 33.7. |
| Deaths | 565 | 276 | 289 | Death Rate, 10.4. |
| Deaths from puerperal causes :— | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | Rate per 1,000 births, 1.6. | ||
| Other puerperal causes | — | Rate per 1,000 births, Nil. | ||
| Total | 1 | Rate per 1,000 births, 1.6. | ||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:— | ||||
| All infants | 32 | Rate per 1,000 live births, 53. | ||
| Legitimate | 30 | Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births, 52. | ||
| Illegitimate | 2 | Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births, 83. | ||
| Deaths from— | ||||
| Measles (all ages), Nil. | ||||
| Whooping Cough (all ages), 1. | ||||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age), Nil. | ||||