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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
East Barnet 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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Area and Rateable Value
| Area (in acres) | 2,644 |
| Registrar General's estimate of population (1956) | 40,660 |
| Number of inhabited houses (rated) | 12,096 |
| Number of persons per house | 3.36 |
| Rateable value (at 31st December, 1956) | £667,862 |
| Product of penny rate (Est.) | £2,700 |
| Number of business premises | 749 |
| Number of industrial premises | 34 |
Vital Statistics
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births— Legitimate | 259 | 240 | 499 |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Total | 278 | 256 | 534 |
| Still births— Legitimate | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age— Legitimate | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age— Legitimate | 5 | — | 5 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 5 | — | 5 |
| Total number of deaths of all ages | 201 | 192 | 393 |
Births 1955 1956
Live births (rates per 1,000 population) 13.0 13.9
Still births (rates per 1,000 population) 0.23 0.29
Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and
stillbirths) 18.4 21.4