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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 1951
[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 951,
83 more than in 1950.
This gives a crude death-rate of 13.056 per 1,000 of the population and a corrected death-rate of 11.098 (rate for 1950 was 10.06).
| Death-Rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths | Southgate | England & Wales | London | |
| 1947 | 836 | 11.25 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| 1948 | 770 | 10.40 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| 1949 | 820 | 9.49 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 1950 | 868 | 10.06 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| 1951 | 951 | 11.098 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
Infant Mortality
There were 13 deaths of infants under 1 year of age, which
gives an infantile death-rate of 16.494 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 20 deaths and a rate of 23.25 in the preceding year.
The corresponding rates for England and Wales and London
were 29.6 and 26.4 respectively.
The infant deaths and rates for the past five years were as follows:
| Infantile Death-Rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths | Southgate | England & Wales | London | |
| 1947 | 41 | 32.90 | 41 | 37 |
| 1948 | 23 | 22.68 | 34 | 31 |
| 1949 | 24 | 25.42 | 32 | 29 |
| 1950 | 20 | 23.25 | 29.8 | 26.3 |
| 1951 | 13 | 15.49 | 29.6 | 26.4 |
The infant mortality rate for 1951 (15.494) is by far the lowest
yet recorded in Southgate. Too much significance cannot, however,
be given to this figure, in view of the comparatively small
number of births and infants' deaths which take place in the area
each year.
Still-births
Fifteen still births (0 illegitimate) were accredited to the district
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