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Southgate 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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The birth-rate for the year was 16.55 per
1,000 of the population. The birth-rate for England
and Wales for 1943 was 16.5 and for the administrative
County of London, 15.8
The births and birth-rates for the past
5 years were as follows:
No. of Birth Rates.
Births Southgate. England & Wales. London
1939 780 11.24 15.0 12.3
1940 707 10.62 14.6 13.7
1941 647 9.97 14.2 8.9
1942 925 14.06 15.8 14.0
1943 1088 16.55 16.5 15.8
During 1943, the number of births recorded was
286 greater than the number of deaths, as compared with
223 in 194-2.
The total number of births actually registered
in the district during the year amounted to 1108, of
which 6 were unnotified. The percentage of births
notified was therefore 99.46 as compared with 99.08 in
1942.
MORTALITY
GENERAL MORTALITY AND DEATH RATS - The nett number of
deaths accredited to this district was 802, an increase
of 100 as compared with the previous year.
This gives a death-rate of 12.20 per 1,000 of
the population, an increase of 1.53 on the rate for the
previous year, which was 10.57
The rate for England and Wales (1943) was
12.1 and for London 15.0
The deaths and death-rates for the past
5 years were as follows:
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