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POPULATION
The Registrar-General estimated the civilian population of the
Borough at the middle of 1951 to be 72,840, a decrease of 1,340
as compared with 1950.
It will be noted that the population of Southgate has again
fallen. As the figure supplied by the Registrar-General is based
on the latest census, we can assume that it does, in fact, represent
the population as it now stands. When one remembers the number
of families who are still sharing houses which were intended for
only one unit, it would appear that this population is still in excess
of the optimum total. Unless and until the limited amount of
additional housing which can be provided within our boundaries
is made available, it is difficult to see how the position can be
altered.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE
The nett total births accredited to the district was 839, a
decrease of 21 on the preceding year. Of these, 447 were males
and 392 females (8 males and 6 females being illegitimate).
The birth-rate for the year was 11.172 per 1,000 of the
population.
The birth-rate for England-Wales for 1951 was 15.5, and for
the administrative County of London 17.8.

During 1951, the number of births recorded was 112 less than
the number of deaths, as compared with 8 less in 1950.
The total number of births actually registered in the district
during the year amounted to 407, of which 6 were unnotified. The
percentage of births notified was therefore 99.02 as compared with
99.43 in 1950.
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