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East Barnet is really a very healthy district, although it must
be remembered that a large proportion of the increased population
consists of healthy lives, i.e. young married couples coming
into the district to settle down.
The Death Rate for England and Wales for the year is 12.4.
There were 43 deaths from Cancer as compared with 27 in
1936.
In the cardio-vascular group, including cerebral haemorrhage
and arterio sclerosis there were 109 deaths. Last year there
were 88.
In the respiratory group, excluding pulmonary tuberculosis,
there were 27 deaths compared with 17 deaths last year.
There were six deaths from Influenza, an epidemic of which
began to develop towards the beginning of the year. There
were 16 deaths from abdominal disease. There were three deaths
after operation for perforated gastric and duodenal ulcers.
There was one death from puerperal causes, two from
measles, one from whooping cough and no deaths from diphtheria
or infantile diarrhoea.
Infantile Death Rate.
There were 22 deaths of children under one year, a death
rate per 1,000 live births of 45.8. The Infantile Death Rate for
England and Wales for the year is 58.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
The Public Health Staff consists of a Medical Officer of
Health (part time) who is also Assistant School Medical Officer;
a Chief Sanitary Inspector (full time) who is also Housing
Inspector; an Additional Sanitary Inspector, Mr. S. C. Smith,
who commenced duty on the 1st April; one Clerk, Miss N.
O'Callaghan; and two temporary assistants Messrs. L. Batty and
R. Sharp for the purposes of the overcrowding survey and whose