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FINC 23
BO R 0 U G H
OF FINCHLEY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1942.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the BOROUGH OP FINCHLEY.
July, 1943.
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the
health of the Borough for the year 1942.
The Report is prepared In accordance with the
instructions contained in the Ministry of Health Circular
2773 and in consequence is curtailed in scope.
As regards the Vital Statistics, it is regrettable to
have to record an Infantile Mortality Rate which is much
higher than in the previous year and also higher than the
Finchley rate usually is in relation to the rate for
England and Wales. There Is no evidence to show that this
Is due to any impairment of the health of expectant mothers
or to any lack of care during pregnancy or during or
subsequent to confinement. There was only one maternal
death. I am inclined to think that the increased
Infantile Mortality Rate can safely be attributed to
''statistical oscillation".
There has been a welcome and substantial increase in
the Birth Rate and the Death Rate shows a slight decrease.