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that the vary poor and ignorant form but a very small
proportion of the population, which is chiefly a residential
one, yet it must be borne in mind that the birth-rate is also
steadily declining, and that there is, of course, a close relation
between the two.
In Table V. are set forth the causes of deaths of
infants under one year of age, in weeks and months.
The infantile death-rate of North Southgate was 59, and
that of South Southgate 54.5.
The infantile death-rate in England and Wales was 121
which is 3 per 1,000 above the rate in 1907, which was the
lowest rate on record.
Senile Mortality.—Among persons of 70 years of age
and over, 61 deaths occurred, and of these 20 were 80 years
of age and over. This is a proportion of 25 per cent, of the
total number of deaths at all ages as against 25 per cent, in
the preceding year, and 19 per cent. in 1906.
The percentage of deaths of persons of 70 years of age
and over in North Southgate was 30, and in South
Southgate 22.
Zymotic Mortality.—This includes the deaths from
the seven principal zymotic diseases, viz. :—Smallpox, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Measler,Whooping Cough,
and Diarrhoea. The rate affords useful evidence as to the
general healthiness of the District, and as to the efficiency of
its sanitary administration. There were 23 deaths from these
diseases, as follows:—Diphtheria, 6; Scarlet Fever 6;
Measles, 1 ; Whooping Cough, 2; and Diarrhoea, 8. The
Zymotic death-rate was therefore 71 per 1,000 of the population,
as against 63 in the preceding year, 1.8 in 1906 and
•71 1905.
The average rate for the 10 years, 1898 to 1907 was 1'2.
The rate for North Southgate was 1.0, and that for
South Southgate 59.
The zymotic death-rate in England and Wales was 1.29.
The Public Mortuary.—During the year 17 bodies
were deposited in the Mortuary, as against 14 in the preceding
year, and 12 in 1906.