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POPULATION.
The population, as estimated by the Registrar General on the
30th June, 1944, was 59,730 which is 5,410 less than the estimate
for 1938, the last normal pre-war year. This fall in the
population is only apparent, as men and women in the services are
not included in the 1944 estimate.
THE BIRTH RATE.
The number of registered live births in 1944 was 1037, two
more than in 1943 and the highest number since 1920. The birth
rate was 17.36 per 1,000 of the estimated population, the highest
since 1921. The corresponding rate for England and Wales as a
whole was 17.6.
There were 55 illegitimate births - 9 more than in 1943.
The excess of births over deaths was 207.
STILLBIRTHS.
There were 33 stillbirths, giving a rate of 30.84 per 1,000
total births - a satisfactory figure.
THE DEATH RATE.
There were 830 deaths in 1940 as compared with 790 in 1943.
The crude or uncorrected death rate was 13.89 per 1,000 of the
estimated population, the highest rate for very many years. There
has been a gradual increase in the death rate in Finchley over a
period of 30 years, largely due to the fact that a fall in the
birthrate over a longer period has brought about a gradual increase
in the average age of the population and it is in the higher ages
that most deaths occur.
In 1944, there were 168 more deaths than in 1938. There was
an increase of 8 in persons under 45 years, 54 in persons between
45 and 65 and 106 in persons over 65 years of age. The causes of
these deaths were as follows:
Cancer 34
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation 45
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. 28
Accidents and Violence 18
All other cases 43