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

Barnet 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]

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Table: vital statistics for the past twenty years(For the areas covered by the five constituent authorities)

vital statistics for the past twenty years

(For the areas covered by the five constituent authorities)

YEARTOTAL LIVE BIRTHSBIRTH RATE (CRUDE)TOTAL INFANT DEATHSINFANTILE MORTALITY RATE
1949454714.19320.5
1950448613.97817.4
1951413813.09723.4
1952410712.88520.7
1953404812.77819.3
1954401912.67819.4
1955401312.68320.7
1956413713.06716.2
1957403212.78019.8
1958413113.15713.8
1959412913.010024.2
1960428513.57417.3
1961438813.99120.7
1962457314.48418.4
1963465614.78217.6
1964497915.77414.9
1965490015.56212.7
1966467914.86213.3
1967456414.57316.0
1968429313.67016.3

Table: number of deaths and death rates from tuberculosis and cancer

number of deaths and death rates from tuberculosis and cancer

NUMBERSRATE PER 1, 000 POPULATION
MALE'SFEMALESPERSONSBARNETENGLAND AND WALES
Respiratory Tuberculosis7—70.0220.030
Other Tuberculosis4150.0160.013
Cancer of lung and bronchus150512010.6360.593
Other Cancer2443846281.9851.723