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Finchley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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THE DEATH RATE
In 1945 there were 725 deaths, no less than 105
fewer than in 1944.
The following table shows the number of deaths in age groups for the past two years.
| 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 year | 34 | 36 |
| 1-5 years | 9 | 4 |
| 5-15 years | 8 | 3 |
| 15 - 25 years | 20 | 10 |
| 25 - 45 years | 56 | 38 |
| 45 - 65 years | 233 | 174 |
| Over 65 years | 470 | 460 |
| 830 | 725 |
It will be seen that there is a saving in lives at
all ages, except during the first year of life, and that
it is most marked in earlier years.
There were 41 fewer deaths from cancer in 1945 than
in 1944, 34 less from violence, 10 loss from infectious
diseases, 8 less from ulceration of the stomach or duodoum
and 18 less from miscellaneous causes, whilst there were
18 more from disease of the heart and blood vessels.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
There were 36 deaths of infants (2 illegitimate)
under one year of age, as compared with 34 in 1944 and
57 in 1943. The infantile mortality rate was 36.37 per
1,000 live births, which is very satisfactory. The rate
for England and Wales was 46.