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Finchley 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The number of births and birth-rate (not including transferred births) for each quarter is shewn in the following table:—
| No. of Births. | Birth Rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 196 | 4.9 |
| 2nd ,, | 240 | 6.0 |
| 3rd ,, | 275 | 6.9 |
| 4th „ | 228 | 5.7 |
| 939 | 23.5 |
The following table shews the number of births recorded and the birth-rate for each Ward of the District:—
| No. of Births | Birth Rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| North Finchley | 297 | 24.3 |
| East Finchley | 363 | 27.3 |
| West Finchley | 279 | 18.9 |
As regards the birth-rate in the different Wards, there
has been a marked increase in East Finchley as compared with
1910.
Illegitimate Births.—Twenty-six illegitimate births
were registered, i.e., 2.7 per cent, of the total births.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the district during the
year was 304, as compared with 321 in 1910. From these 304
deaths, 17 must be deducted as not belonging to Finchley,
being the deaths which occurred in the various institutions in
the district among non-residents. The Registrar-General
notified to me 68 deaths of Finchley residents which were
registered outside the district; these, of course, have to be
added. Therefore the nett total of deaths assignable to this
district is 355, which is equal to a death-rate of 8.9. In 1910
the nett total of deaths was 367, i.e., 12 more than this year,
but as the rate was calculated upon an over-estimated