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Wales generally. This so-called "Factor for correction" is
not available for the Finchley District, but it must be very near
the mean of some of the other sanitary areas in which the
birth and death-rates come nearest to our own. I think,
therefore, that if we apply the factor of 1.05 we shall have
obtained a death-rate corrected for age and sex distribution,
and in every respect comparable with that of
England and Wales and other sanitary districts. Such a rate
would be 12.8 per 1,000 per annum.
Mortality in Each of the Sub-Districts: —
In East Finchley there were 83 deaths, and these furnish
a rate of 12.2 per 1,000 per annum.
In North Finchley, with 56 deaths, the rate is 11.4.
In Church End, with 36 deaths, the rate is 8.8.
In Whetstone, with 32 deaths, the rate is 13.9.
Infantile Mortality.—There were 57 deaths registered
of infants under 1 year of age, as against 515 births. The
proportion which the deaths under 1 year of age bear to each
1000 births is therefore 110, as against 137 in England and
Wales, 152 in the 33 great towns, and 143 in London generally.
The deaths under 1 year of age form 25.7 per cent. of the
total deaths at all ages; whereas in London generally they form
24.3 per cent., and in England and Wales, 24.4 per cent. It will
be observed (Table A4) that the rate shows a slight rise over that
of the preceding year.
Senile Mortality.—Of the 221 deaths, 56 were of persons
over 65 years of age. The proportion of deaths occurring
among those of over 65 years of age to the total deaths is therefore
25.3 per cent.
The Causes of Death.—These are set forth in Table A,
in which it will be noted the deaths are also apportioned to
to different age-periods. Table A1 is supplementary to Table
A, and sets forth the causes of death in each of the four subdistricts
a little more fully. Table A5 shows the deaths
registered in the District, distributed over each of the four
quarters of the year.