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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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MORTALITY.
GENERAL MORTALITY AND DEATH RATE.- The nett number of
deaths accredited to this district was 803, 1 more than
in 1943.
This gives a death-rate of 12.51 per 1,000 of the
population, an increase of 0,31 on the rate for the
previous year, which was 12.20.
The rate for England and Wales (1944) was 11.6
and for London 15.V.
The deaths and death-rates for the past 5 years were as follows:
| No. of Deaths | Death Rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate. | England & Wales. | London. | ||
| 1940 | 769 | 10.97 | 14.3 | 17.8 |
| 1941 | 771 | 11.28 | 12.9 | 16.3 |
| 1942 | 702 | 10.67 | 11.6 | 13 i 9 |
| 1943 | 802 | 12.20 | 12.1 | 15.0 |
| 1944 | 803 | 12.51 | 11.6 | 15.7 |
INFANT MORTALITY.- There were 42 (2 illegitimate)
deaths of infants under 1 year of age, which gives an
infantile death-rate of 38.32 per 1,000 births, as
compared with 36 deaths and a rate of 33.08 in the
preceding year.
The corresponding rates for England and Wales and
London were 46 and 61 respectively.
The infant deaths and rates for the past 5 years were as follows:
| No. of Deaths | Infantile Death Hates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate. | England & Wales. | London. | ||
| 1940 | 23 | 32.81 | 55 | 50 |
| 1941 | 25 | 40.91 | 59 | 68 |
| 1942 | 34 | 36.75 | 49 | 60 |
| 1943 | 36 | 33.08 | 49 | 58 |
| 1944 | 42 | 38.32 | 46 | 61 |
Of the 42 infant deaths during 1944, 23 or 54.7%
occurred within the first week of life, while the total
under 1 month numbered 25 or 59.5%. Eleven of these
deaths were due to prematurity, 8 to pneumonia, 3 to
bronchitis and 2 to whooping cough. -7-