Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The actual number of deaths that took place in the district
was 337, but from this must be deducted 22, i.e., the
number of non-residents dying in various institutions in the
district, whilst 45 must be added to account for the deaths
of parishioners in the Union Infirmary and other outlying
institutions (337β22+45=360). A list of the institutions for
which corrections have been made is set out in the latter portion
of Table A7 on page 26.
The Recorded General Death-Rate was therefore 11.7
per 1,000 of population; in 1905 the rate was 9.9; the average
for the ten years 1896β1905 being 10.7.
The rate of England and Wales in 1906 was 15.4.
The Corrected Death-Rate.βIn comparing different districts
due allowance should, whenever possible, be made for
the effect that mere differences in the sex and age-distribution
of the respective populations must have on their rates of mortality.
The figures by which the recorded death-rate of any
particular district should be multiplied in order to correct
for differences in the sex and age-distribution of that population
as compared with the population of England and Wales
as a whole is known as the "factor for correction."
In the case of Finchley, this figure is about 1.05. In
other words, the sex and age-distribution of the population of
Finchley slightly favours a low mortality, and the death-rate
corrected for age and sex-distribution would be 11.7 x 1.05 =
12.28.
Recorded Death-Rate for each Sub-District:β
Number of Deaths. | Kate per 1000 of population. | |
---|---|---|
East Finchley | 151 | 13.1 |
North Finchley | 94 | 12.9 |
West Finchley | 95 | 9.8 |
Whetstone | 20 | 8.6 |
District as a whole | 360 | 11.7 |