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Wood Green 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Where the standard death-rate of the town is the same as the
standard death-rate of the Country generally, no correction is
required; but when these death-rates are different, the standard
death-rate for the town must be raised or lowered in a certain ratio.
The factor for correction for Wood Green, given by the RegistrarGeneral,
is .969, which shows a corrected death-rate of 9.447, which
almost corresponds with the rate obtained from the figures supplied
by the Registrar-General.
The following are the number of deaths and death-rate for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | Death-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 493 | 9.64 |
| 1922 | 524 | 10.21 |
| 1923 | 491 | 9.52 |
| 1924 | ,515 | 9.89 |
| 1925 | 507 | 9.75 |
There were 35 deaths of infants under one year of age, which
corresponds to a rate of 47.29 per 1,000 births, as against 32, or a
rate of 41.99 per 1,000 births in 1924, the increase being due to
Whooping Cough and Diarrhoea (including Enteritis).
The following are the deaths of infants under one year of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 births for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—
| Year. | No. of deaths of infants under 1 year of age. | Death-Rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 63 | 69.61 |
| 1922 | 41 | 46.96 |
| 1923 | 34 | 37.94 |
| 1924 | 32 | 41.99 |
| 1925 | 35 | 47.29 |