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Senile Mortality.—Among persons of 70 years of age and
over, GO deaths occurred, and of these 25 were 80 years of age
and over. This is a proportion of 24 per cent, of the total
number of deaths at all ages as against 25 per cent, in the two
preceding years.
The percentage of deaths of persons of 70 years of age and
over in North Southgate was 2i, and in South Southgate 25.
Zymotic Mortality.—This includes the deaths from the
seven principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—Smallpox, Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, Measles, Whooping Cough, and
Diarrhœa. The rate affords useful evidence as to the general
healthiness of the District, and as to the efficiency of its sanitary
administration. There were i3 deaths from these diseases, as
follows:—Diphtheria, 7; Measles, 5; and Whooping Cough, i.
The zymotic death.rate was therefore .37 per i,000 of the population,
as against .7i in the preceding year, .63 in i907, and i8
in i906.
The average late for the i0 years, i899 to i908, was l.l.
The rate for North Southgate was .09, and that for South
Southgate .49.
The zymotic death.rate in England and Wales was i.i2,
which is lower than the three preceding years.
The Public Mortuary.—During the year i0 bodies were
deposited in the Mortuarv, as against i7 in the preceding year,
and i4 in i907.