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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Pull-time Assistant (Maternity Centres) Miss N. Freeman
Disinfector A. &. Bates
Assistant Disinfector B. Latter.
Ø These Officers salaries are repaid to the
Council, in part, by the Ministry of Health
or the County Council.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area (in acres) | 3,764 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of Resident Civilian Population, 1942 | 65,790 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1942) according to Rate Books | 20,478 |
| Rateable Value (1942) | £925,597 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (1942) | £3,787 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS | Legitimate | 893 | 461 | 432 |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 15 | 17 | |
| Totals | 925 | 476 | 449 | |
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 14.06
STILLBIRTHS Legitimate 19 13 6
Illegitimate 3 – 3
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 23.23
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