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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
Southgate 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Total. | Male. | Female. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Legitimate | 634 | 316 | 318 | ||
| Births Illegitimate | 24 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Totals | 658 | 322 | 336 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.93 |
| Stillbirths | 18 | 11 | 7 | Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) births | 26.63 |
| Deaths | 716 | 346 | 370 | Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | 10.59 |
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | |||||
| From Puerperal sepsis | Rate per 1,000 total Deaths. (live and still) births. | ||||
| 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| From other Puerperal causes | 3 | 4.44 | |||
| Total | 3 | 4.44 | |||
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1.000 live births 42.55
Legitimate infants per 1.000 legitimate live births . . 42.58
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births. . 41.66
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 0
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 4
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population at the
middle of 1937, was 66,230, an increase of 2,230 over the estimate
for 1936. This is taken as the population of the Borough for the
purposes of this report.
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