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Death-rate from principal infectious diseases
per 1,000 of population 41
Death-rate from tuberculosis (all forms) per
1,000 of population 49
Population.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population
on the 30th June, 1928, is 53,270, which is an increase
of 1,970 on the population of the previous year, and a
total increase of 6,554 since the census of 1921. I have
made an estimate of the population based upon the
number of structurally separate dwellings occupied at
the 30th June, 1928, and, after making due allowance for
a decrease in the size of families, this works out at
56,500. The number of these dwellings has increased
by over 20 per cent. since 1921, and the fact that the
number of local government electors has increased by
more than 25 per cent. in the same period goes to support
my estimate rather than that of the RegistrarGeneral.
Births.
There were 760 births during the year, and of these
35 were illegitimate. In 1927 there were 709 births.
The birth-rate for 1928 was 14.3 per 1,000 of the
population (Registrar-General's estimate); giving an
increase of .5 per 1,000 over 1927. I am inclined to think
that this increase is more apparent than real, and is
largely accounted for by under-estimation of the population.
Deaths.
Five hundred and eleven deaths occurred among
Finchley residents, as compared with 515 in the previous
year. This gives a recorded death-rate of 9.6 per 1,000,
as compared with 10.0 for the previous year. The deathrate
for England and Wales is 11.7, and for London 11.6.
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