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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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TABLE A 2.
Comparison of the Vital Statistics of the Southgate District with those of England and Wales, and London, for the Year 1898.
RATES PER 1000 OF THE POPULATION.
| Birth-Rate. | General Death-Rate. | Infantile Death-Rate (per 100 Births.) | Zymotic Death-Rate. | Small-pox Death-Rate. | Scarlet Fever Death-Rate. | Diphtheria Death-Rate. | Diarrhoea Death-Rate. | Measlee Death-Rate. | Whooping Cough Death-Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 29.4 | 17.6 | 161 | 2.22 | .01 | .11 | .24 | .96 | .41 | .31 |
| London | – | 18.7 | 167 | 2.78 | .00 | 13 | .39 | .97 | .68 | .48 |
| Southgate District | 22.1 | 10.7 | 122 | 1.9 | .00 | .00 | .07 | .90 | .21 | .42 |
TABLE A 3.
The Principal Vital Statistics of the Southgate District for the past 10 Years.
| Birth-Rate. | Death-Rate. | Zymotic Death-Rate. | Infantile Death-Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 1000 Births. | Percentage t0 Total Deaths. | ||||
| 1889 | 25 | 10.1 | .2 | 100 | 23.8 |
| 1890 | 21.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 116 | 25.3 |
| 1891 | 28.8 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 114 | 22.9 |
| 1892 | 26.2 | 12.5 | .78 | 115 | 24.3 |
| 1893 | 27.7 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 95 | 19.5 |
| 1894 | 25.8 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 133 | 22.9 |
| 1895 | 30.3 | 13.4 | .8 | 156 | 35.4 |
| 1896 | 25.2 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 80 | 21.3 |
| 1897 | 25 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 147 | 3 0.0 |
| 1898 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 122 | 24.6 |