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MORTALITY.
General Mortality and Death Rate.—The nett number of
deaths accredited to this district was 561, a decrease of 35 as
compared with the previous year.
This gives a corrected death-rate of 8.84 per 1,000 of the
population, a decrease of 0.89 on the rate for the previous year,
which was 9.73. This rate is still appreciably below that for
England and Wales (11.7 for 1935).
As compared with 1934 there were decreases of 4 deaths from
measles, 12 from tuberculosis, 5 from cancer, 19 from pneumonia
and 7 from bronchitis; while there were increases of 15 deaths
from heart disease, 10 from nephritis and 11 from violence,
including suicide.
The principal causes of death are shown in Table I on page 13.
The following facts appear worthy of special mention:—
1. Once again a slight decrease is shown in the total deaths
from cancer. This is extremely encouraging and should, in my
opinion, receive due notice and publicity.
2. The number of deaths occurring both from tuberculosis and
pneumonia has shown a welcome and appreciable decrease. This
also makes pleasant reading, although it must be remembered that
the decreases may not be maintained.
3. The increased fatalities among cardiac and nephritic cases
occurred largely in elderly residents and were to be anticipated,
considering the general age-distribution of the population as a
whole.
4. The increase of 11 deaths from violence, including suicide,
is definitely disturbing. This is surely a direct condemnation of
some part at least of our modern, civilised conditions, and must
receive the attention of all right-thinking individuals.
5. As hitherto, no class of deaths was specially attributable
to the existence of detrimental conditions, such as type of employment,
climate, etc., in Southgate.
Infantile Mortality.—There were 30 (1 illegitimate) deaths of
infants under 1 year of age, which give an infantile death-rate of
44.05 per 1,000 births registered, as compared with 25 deaths and
a rate of 39.06 in the preceding year.
The rate for England and Wales for 1935 was 57.
It will be seen that the infantile mortality rate rose slightly
during 1935, although the rate for Southgate is still considerably
lower than that for England and Wales.
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