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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Male. | Female. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Legitimate | 587 | 582 | 1,169 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population . . 16.68 | ||
| Births | Illegitimate | 20 | 24 | 44 | |||
| Totals | 607 | 606 | 1,213 | ||||
| Still | Legitimate | 11 | 18 | 29 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births .. ..24.92 | ||
| Births | Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Deaths from all causes and at all ages | 401 | 482 | 883 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 12.14 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:—- | |||||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||||
| From puerperal sepsis | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| From other puerperal causes . | 6 | 4.82 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 4.82 | |||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:— | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||
| Legitimate | 19 | 14 | 33 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 20 | 16 | 36 | ||||
Infant Death Rate:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 29.68 |
| Legitimate—per 1,000 legitimate live births | 28.23 |
| Illegitimate—per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 68.18 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 0 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 |