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
East Barnet 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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Church Farm, Church Hill Road:
Speech Therapy Dental Clinics
Ophthalmic Orthoptic
Friends Meeting House, Waterfall Road, N.11:
Infant Welfare
St. Marks Hall, Woodville Road, New Barnet:
Infant Welfare
AREA AND RATEABLE VALUE
| Area (in acres) | 2,644 |
| Registrar General's estimate of population (1959) | 41,360 |
| Number of inhabited houses (rated) | 12,387 |
| Number of persons per house | 3.34 |
| Rateable value (at 31st December, 1959) | £721,363 |
| Product of penny rate (Est.) | £2,926 |
| Number of business premises | 749 |
| Number of industrial premises | 37 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Live births— | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 247 | 238 | 485 |
| Illegitimate | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Totals | 255 | 249 | 504 |
| Still births— | |||
| Legitimate | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age— | |||
| Legitimate | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age— | |||
| Legitimate | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Total number of deaths of all ages | 191 | 209 | 400 |