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Southgate 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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The births and birth rates for the past five years were as follows :

BirthRates
YearNo. of BirthsSouthgateEngland and Wales
195376011.4815.5
195481512.315.2
195577611.815.0
195680011.215.7
195779811.216.1

POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimated population of the Borough
at the middle of 1957 was 71,250, a decrease of 420 as compared
with 1956.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE
The total nett births for the year accredited to the district was
798, a decrease of 2 on the preceding year. Of these, 400 were
males and 398 females (14 males and 13 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 1957 was 16.1.
During the year, the number of births recorded was 103 less
than the number of deaths, as compared with 44 less in 1956.
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