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In England and Wales the Birth-rate was one of the
lowest recorded. The persistency with which the proportion
of Births continues to decrease year by year is a feature of
great national importance.
Mortality.
General Mortality.—There were 234 Deaths registered
of parishioners. Of these Deaths, 116 were of Females, and
118 were of Males.
The Recorded General Death-rate is therefore only
9.7 per 1,000 per annum, as against 11.0 in the preceding
year, 9.7 in 1900, 11.0 in 1899, 10.3 in 1898, 10.2 in 1897, 10.7
in 1896, and 11.4 in 1895. This ordinary Death-rate, however,
can only be taken as a true index of the relative healthiness
of the District, as compared with other districts, after some
allowance has been made for the proportion of persons of
different ages and sexes in the districts compared. The socalled
"factor for correction" for the Finchley District is
about 1.05, and the Death-rate Corrected for Age and SexDistribution
would be 9.7x1.05= 10.2, as against 11.5
in the preceding year, 10.2 in 1900, 11.5 in 1899, and 10.8
in 1898.
The recorded Death-rate of Finchley=9.7 per 1000
per annum.
The recorded Death-rate of London generally=15.2
per 1,000 per annum.
The recorded Death-rate of the 76 (treat Towns —16.3
per 1,000 per annum.