London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1957
[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 | 386 | 385 | 771 | |||
| Births Illegitimate | 14 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 400 | 398 | 798 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 11.2 | |||||
| Still Legitimate | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Births Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 14.81 | |||||
| Deaths from all causes and at all ages | 901 | |||||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 10.5 | |||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes | nil | |||||
| Deaths | ||||||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | nil | |||||
| From other causes | nil | |||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age : | ||||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Legitimate | 8 | 7 | 15 | |||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 9 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| Infant Death Rate : | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 births | 20.1 | |||||
| Legitimate—per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.46 | |||||
| Illegitimate—per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 37.0 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles—all ages | 0.01 | |||||
| Deaths from Pertussis—all ages | nil | |||||