Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
Live Births 965
Birth Rate per
1,000 of the estimated
population 13.48
Still Births 14
Rate per 1,000
live and still
births 14.30
Deaths from all causes and at all
ages 844
Death Rate per
1,000 of the estimated
population 11.79
Deaths from Puerperal Causes —
From Puerperal Sepsis —
From Other Causes —
Maternal Death
Rate per 1,000
live and still births —
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of
age 15
Infant Death Rate
All Infants per 1,000 Births 15.54
Deaths from Measles, all ages nil
Deaths from Pertussis, all ages nil
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimated population of the Borough
at Phe middle of 1964 was 71,580, an increase of 370 as compared
with 1963.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATES
The total nett births for the year accredited to the district
were 965, a decrease of 47 on the preceding year.
The birth rate for the year was 13.48 per 1,000 of the
population.
During the year, the number of births recorded was 121 more
than the number of deaths, as compared with 47 more in 1963.
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