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To the Chairman and Members of the Urban
District Council of Finchley.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,—
I have the honour to submit my annual report for 1925
on the health of the Urban District of Finchley.
The report is drawn up in accordance with Circular 648
issued by the Minister of Health on 10th December, 1925,
and deals with a period of five years.
The vital statistics for the year are not so favourable
as those for 1924. The death-rate has increased from 9.2
to 10.6 per 1,000, the rise being due mainly to an increase
in the deaths from cancer, heart disease and violence.
The infantile mortality rate has increased from 50 to
58 per 1,000 births, the rise being due to an increase in the
number of deaths from congenital malformations, suffocation
and whooping cough. The death-rate from tuberculosis has
fallen from .7 to .5 per 1,000, while the death-rate from
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the principal infectious diseases is the same as in 1924.
The birth-rate is 14.9 per 1,000 population, and with
the exception of 1917-1919 is the lowest on record.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, came into
operation on 1st April, 1925. The satisfactory manner in
which the provisions of these Regulations are being carried
out in this district reflects considerable credit on the meat
traders and your sanitary inspectors.
My thanks are due to Mr. Franklin for his valuable
co-operation and to the whole staff of the department for
their ungrudging assistance during the year.
I am,
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
A. TURNER.
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