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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 1956
[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 1956, was 71,670, a decrease of 200 as
compared with 1955.
BIRTHS —BIRTH RATE
The total nett births for the year accredited to the district was
800, an increase of 24 on the preceding year. Of these, 421 were
males and 379 were females (14 males and 9 females being illegitimate)
.
The birth rate for the year was 11.2 per 1,000 of the population.
The birth rate for England and Wales for 1956 was 15.7.
The births and birth rates for the past five years were as follows:
| Birth Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. of Births | Southgate | England and Wales |
| 1952 | 775 | 10.37 | 15.3 |
| 1953 | 760 | 11.48 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 815 | 12.3 | 15.2 |
| 1955 | 776 | 11.8 | 15.00 |
| 1956 | 800 | 11.2 | 15.7 |
During the year, the number of births recorded was 44 less
than the number of deaths, as compared with 33 less in 1955.
The total number of births actually recorded in the district
during the year amounted to 186, of which 40 were unnotified. The
percentage of births notified was therefore 78.49, as compared with
99.45 in 1955.
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