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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimated civilian population of the
Borough at the middle of 1954 was 72,290, an increase of 180 as
compared with 1953.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE
The total nett births for the year accredited to the district was
815, an increase of 55 on the preceding year. Of these, 421 were
males and 378 were females (8 males and 8 females being
illegitimate).
The birth rate for the year was 12.3 per 1.000 of the
population. The birth rate for England and Wales for 1954
was 15.2.
The births and birth rates for the past five years were as follows :
| Birth Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. of Births | Southgate | England and Wales |
| 1950 | 860 | 11.46 | 15.8 |
| 1951 | 839 | 11.17 | 16.7 |
| 1952 | 775 | 10.37 | 15.3 |
| 1953 | 760 | 11.48 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 815 | 12.3 | 15.2 |
During 1954, the number of births recorded was 2 more than
the number of deaths, as compared with 78 less in 1953.
The total number of births actually recorded in the district
during the year amounted to 197, of which 4 were unnotified.
The percentage of births notified was therefore 97.96, as compared
with 98.9 in 1953.
It will be noted that the birth-rate in Southgate was higher
during 1954 than in any year since 1950. It is extremely doubtful
whether this has any real significance, as the yearly variations have
been slight and could not be said to amount to anything like an
upward trend.
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