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Wood Green 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA.
| Area (acres) | 1,607 |
| Population—Estimate supplied by the Registrar General | 53,080 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1948) according to the Rate Books | 13,571 |
| Rateable Value, 1948 | £533,434 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £2,178 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
| Live Births:— | Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitmate | 784 | 414 | 370 | Birth Rate 15.1 per 1,000 | ||
| Illegitimate | 21 | 12 | 9 | |||
| Still Births | 21 | 11 | 10 | Rate per 1,000 births 26. | ||
| Deaths | 520 | 261 | 259 | Death Rate 9.8 per 1,000. | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | Nil. | |||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:— | ||||||
| All Infants | 23 | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 28.0 | |||
| Legitimate | 21 | Rate per 1,000 legitimate Live Births | 27.0 | |||
| Illegitimate | 2 | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | 95.0 | |||
| Deaths from:— Cancer (all ages) | 97 | |||||
| Measles (all ages) | - | |||||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | |||||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | |||||
| Number of Births notified | 812 | |||||
| Number of Births Registered in the Borough | 239 | |||||
POPULATION.
The mid-year estimate of the population supplied by the
Registrar-General is 53,080, an increase of 790 over that for the
previous year. The increase is in part due to the increased housing
accommodation provided during the past year and in part to the
high birth rate in 1947.