London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live (Legitimate | 682 | 355 | 327 | |
| Births(Illegitimate | 25 | 14 | 11 | |
| Totals | 707 | 369 | 338 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population. | 10.62 | |||
| Total live births for calculation of Infant Mortality Rate, etc. | 701 | 369 | 332 | |
| Stil1b1rths (Legitimate) | 21 | 16 | 5 | |
| (Illegitimate) | 2 | - | ||
| Totals | 25 | 18 | 5 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 28.53 | |||
| Deaths | 769 | 338 | 431 | |
| Corrected Death Rate per 1,000, of the estimated population | 16.97 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:- | ||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| From puerperal sepsis | 1 | 1.38 | ||
| From other ptierperal causes | 1 | 1.38 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2.76 | ||
| Death Rate of infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 32.81 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 32.54 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per l,OO0illegitimate live births | 40.00 | |||
| Deaths from measles (all ages) | 1 | |||
| " " whooping cough(all ages) | 0 | |||
| " " diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | |||
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