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Finchley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Area (in acres) 3,477
Population, 1938 (Registrar-General's Estimate) 65,140
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1938) 17,434
Rateable Value (1938) £864,821
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £3,490
| Live Births: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
| Legitimate | 881 | 463 | 418 |
| Illegitimate | 46 | 22 | 24 |
| Birth rate, 14.23 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
| Stillbirths | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Rate, 20.08 per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| Total. | Males. | Females. | |
| Deaths | 662 | 329 | 333 |
| Death rate, 10.16 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||
| Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and child birth:— | |||
| From sepsis | — | ||
| From other causes | — | ||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 35.59 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 31.78 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 108.7 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 125 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 4 | ||
| Deaths from Whooping-cough (all ages) | 1 | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | ||