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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Male. | Female. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births | Legitimate | 21 | 10 | 31 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 24.27 | |
| Illegitimate | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Deaths from all causes | |||||||
| and at all ages | 397 | 439 | 836 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 11.25 | ||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | |||||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||||
| From puerperal sepsis | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| From other puerperal causes | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:— | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||
| Legitimate | 23 | 16 | 39 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 25 | 16 | 41 | ||||
| Infant Death Rate:— | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 32.90 | ||||||
| Legitimate—per 1,000 legitimate live births | 32.05 | ||||||
| Illegitimate—per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 68.96 | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | ||||||
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General estimated the civilian population of the
Borough at the middle of 1947 to be 74,320, an increase of 2,610 as
compared with 1946.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE.
The nett total of births accredited to the district was 1,246, an
increase of 33 on the preceding year. Of these, 633 were males and
613 females (21 males and 10 females being illegitimate).
The birth-rate for the year was 16.76 per 1,000 of the population.
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