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The death-rate for England and Wales was 15.4, which
is 0'2 above the rate for the previous year, and 1.4 below the
average rate for the previous 10 years.
Infantile Mortality.—There were 60 deaths of infants
under 1 year of age, which gives an infantile death-rate of
104.9 per 1,000 births registered, as against 77.7 in the preceding
year, 79.3 in 1904, and 87.1 in 1903. The average
rate for the 10 years 1896— 1905 was 102'4. This increase
in the infantile death-rate was due to the large number of
deaths from summer Diarrhoea, compared with the previous
few years. Excepting this, there was no incidence of any
particular disease upon infants under 1 year of age; and
apart from the excess of deaths from diarrhoea, the infantile
death-rate would have been even lower than that of the previous
year, which was the lowest rate on record for this
District.
In Table 1B. are set forth the causes of death of infants
under 1 year of age in weeks and months.
The infantile death-rate in North Southgate was 109'8,
whilst that of South Southgate was 105.2. There were comparatively
more deaths in North Southgate than in South
Southgate from diarrhoea, which accounts for the difference in
the death-rate.
The infantile death-rate in England and Wales was 133
per 1,000 births registered, which is 5 per 1,000 above the
rate for the previous year, and 14 per 1,000 below the rate
for the previous 10 years.
Senile Mortality. —Among persons of 70 years of age
and over 54 deaths occurred, and of these 17 were 80 years of
age and over. This is a proportion of 19 per cent. of the total
number of deaths at all ages, as against 27 per cent. in the
preceding year, and 22.8 in 1904.
The percentage of deaths of persons of 70 years of age
and over in North Southgate was 27, whilst that of South
Southgate was only 15.
Zymotic Mortality.—This includes the deaths from the
seven principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—Smallpox, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Whooping Cough,
and Diarrhoea. This rate affords useful evidence as to the
general healthiness of the District, and as to the efficiency of
its sanitary administration. There were 48 deaths from these
disease, as follows:—Scarlet Fever, 2; Diphtheria, 5 ;
Typhoid Fever, 9; Measles, 1 ; Whooping Cough, 4; and
Diarrhoea, 27. The Zymotic death-rate was therefore 1'8 per
1,000 of the population, as against .71 in the preceding year,
79 in 1904, and 10 in 1903.