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The Natural Increase of the Population by excess of
births over deaths during the year was 773—360=413, compared
with 458 in 1905, 296 in 1904, and 412 in 1903.
Number of People to the Acre.—The area of the District
is 3,384 acres, and the average number of persons to each acre
is 9.1.
The estimate for each sub-district is as follows:—
East Finchley (1,219 acres), 9.4 people to the acre.
North Finchley (788 „ ), 9.2 „ „
West Finchley (1,002 „ ), 9.6 „ „
Whetstone (373 „ ), 6.2 „ „
The average density of population per house at the last
census was 5.6 for the whole district.
Birth-Rate.
During the year 1906 there were 773 births of parishioners
registered (including nine that occurred in the Union Infirmary,
at Barnet), of these 404 were males and 369 were
females. The birth-rate per 1,000 of population was 25.1,
showing a slight decrease as compared with 25.9 in 1905. The
average for the ten years 1896 to 1905 was 24.7.
The rate for England and Wales for 1906 was 27.0 and
that for the 76 Great Towns 27.9.
Death-Rate.
General Mortality.—The deaths of 360 Finchley residents
occurred during the year, which number includes 169
females and 191 males.