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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Arcs. (in acres) 3,477
Population (estimated) on 30.6.46 68,670
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1946 19,228
Rateable Value (1st April, 1946) £911,756
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,644
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
Live Births:
Males Females Total
Legitimate 580 567 1147
Illegitimate 28 32 60
608 599 1207
Birth rate; 17.57 per 1,000 estimated resident population.
Stillbirths:
Males Females Tot al
17 17 34
Rate; 27.4 per 1,000 (live and still) births,
DEATHS:
Males Females Total
366 408 774
Rate; 11.27 per 1,000 estimated resident population.
Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
From Sepsis -
Other maternal causes 3
Death-rate of infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 24.85
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 26.15
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births.
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