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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 1957
[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 (1957) | 40,950 |
| Number of inhabited houses (rated) | 12,205 |
| Number of persons per house | 3.36 |
| Rateable value (at 31st December, 1957) | £656,915 |
| Product of penny rate (Est.) | £2,670 |
| Number of business premises | 797 |
| Number of industrial premises | 35 |
Vital Statistics
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births— | |||
| Legitimate | 263 | 234 | 497 |
| Illegitimate | 9 | 13 | |
| Total | 272 | 247 | 519 |
| Still births— | |||
| Legitimate | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age— | |||
| Legitimate | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age— | |||
| Legitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths of all ages | 201 | 192 | 393 |
| Births | 1956 | 1957 | |
| Live births (rates per 1,000 population) | 13.9 | 13.2 | |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 population) | 0.29 | 0.18 | |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and still births) | 21.4 | 14.0 |