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The estimate for each sub-district is as follows:-—
East Finchley (1,219 acres), 7.9 people to the acre.
North Finchley (788 „ ), 7.3 „ „
West Finchley (1,002 „ ), 7.0 „ „
Whetstone (373 „ ), 8.2 „ „
The average density of population per house at the last
census was 5.6 for the whole District.
Birth-Rate.
During the year 1904 there were 634 births registered in
the District, i.e., 310 males and 324 females. The birth-rate
per 1,000 of population was therefore 24.8, the average for the
preceding ten years was 24.9.
The rat© for England and Wales in 1904 was 27.9, and
that for the 76 Great Towns 29.1.
Death-Rate.
General Mortality.—There were 338 deaths of
parishioners registered, which number included 174 females
and 164 males.
The Recorded General Death-Rate is therefore 13.2 per
1,000; in 1903 the death-rate was exceptionally low, i.e., 9.7,
the average for the ten years 1894 to 1903 being 10.6.
The rate for England and Wales was 16.2, and that for
the 76 Great Towns 17.2.
The Corrected Death-Rate.—The proportionate number
of different sexes in any given population and the number of
persons at the different age-periods have a marked effect on
the mortality. In order to obtain more accurate figures for