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Southgate 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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MORTALITY
General Mortality and Death-rate.
The nett number of deaths accredited to this district was 813,
25 less than in 1953.
This gives a crude death-rate of 11.2 per 1,000 of the popula tion and a corrected death-rate of 8.8 (the rate for 1953 was 9.18)
| Death Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. of Deaths | South gate | England and Wales |
| 1950 | 868 | 10.06 | 11.6 |
| 1951 | 951 | 11.09 | 12.5 |
| 1952 | 900 | 11.55 | 11.3 |
| 1953 | 838 | 9.18 | 11.4 |
| 1954 | 813 | 8.8 | 11.3 |
Infant Mortality.
There were 13 deaths of infants under 1 year of age, which
gives an infantile death-rate of 16.00 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 21 deaths and a rate of 27.63 in the preceding year.
The infant deaths and rates for the past five years were as follows :
| Year | Death Rates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths | Southgate | England and Wales | |
| 1950 | 20 | 23.25 | 29.8 |
| 1951 | 13 | 15.49 | 29.6 |
| 1952 | 9 | 11.61 | 27.6 |
| 1953 | 21 | 27.63 | 26.8 |
| 1954 | 13 | 16.00 | 25.5 |
As noted in the introduction to this Report, the infantile mortality
rate fell appreciably during the year. I would again stress,
however, that the totals are too small to justify any worth-while
conclusions being drawn. I might, however, stress that each
infant death is very carefully investigated, so that steps can be
taken where practicable to avoid a similar recurrence.
In considering the infantile mortality rate for any district, it
is vitally important that, at the same time, the neo-natal mortality
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