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Finchley 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Social Conditions.
The district is of a purely residential character: its
growth and envelopment are proceeding at a very rapid rate,
as will be seen by a perusal of the sections of this report
referring to Population and Housing.
Births.
The number of births belonging to Finchley, for the year
1913, is 930; of these 918 were registered in the district,
and 12 elsewhere, most of the latter occurring in the Barnet
Union Workhouse.
The Birth-Rate is 21.03 per 1,000 of the population, as
oompared with 23.2 in 1912.
The following table shews the number of births recorded and the birth-rate for each Ward of the District:—
| No. of Births | Birth Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| North Finchley | 282 | 22.0 |
| East Finchley | 363 | 25.3 |
| West Finchley | 285 | 16.7 |
During the past 11 years the birth-rate in England and
Wales, as a whole, has gradually declined from 28.0 in 1902,
to 23.9 in 1913.
In Finchley it was 24.7 in 1902, and 21.03 in 1913.
Illegitimate Births.—28 illegitimate births were
registered, i.e. 3.0 per cent of the total births, as compared
with 2.7 in 1912.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the district was 358,
as compared with 319 in 1912. To arrive at the number of
deaths belonging to Finchley, however, it is necessary to
deduct 23 deaths which occurred among persons temporarily
residing here, and to add 57 deaths which occurred in other