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Finchley 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Natural and Social Conditions.
Area 3,384
Population (Census, 1921) 46,716
Population (Estimated, 1928) 53,270
Number of Inhabited Houses (1921) 10,211
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers
(1921) 11,623
Rateable Value (1928) £470,604
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £1,894
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE
YEAR.
| Births: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
| Legitimate | 378 | 347 | 725 |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Total | 397 | 363 | 760 |
Birth-rate, 14.3 per 1,000 population.
Males. Females. Total.
Deaths 251 260 511
Death-rate, 9.6 per 1,000 population.
Number of women dying, in or in consequence of, child
birth:
From sepsis 1
From other causes 2
Deaths of infants under one year of age:
Legitimate, 24. Illegitimate, 4.
Infantile Mortality Rate, 36.8.
Deaths from measles (all ages) 10
Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) 7
Deaths from diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
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