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BIRTHS
There were 1,319 registered live births in 1947, the highest ever recorded. The birth-rate was 18.65
and the rate for England and Wales was 20.5.
There were 64 illegitimate births, which is 4 more than in 1946.
The natural increase in the population, or the ex-cess of live births over deaths, was 488.
The number of live births and the birth-rate per 1,000 of the population for the Borough and the
birth-rate for England and Wales over the past 10 years are shown in the following table:—
Year
Legitimate
Illegitimate
Total
Births
Birth Rate
M
F
T otal
M
F
Total
Finchley
E & W
1938
463
418
881
22
24
46
927
14.23
15.1
1939
436
464
900
24
27
51
951
14.46
15.0
1940
322
360
682
16
13
- 29
711
12.1
14.3
1941
361
322
683
26
12
38
721
12.42
14.2
1942
439
410
849
20
22
42
891
14.9
15.8
1943
498
491
989
26
20
46
1,035
17.05
16.5
1944
509
473
982
29
26
55
1,037
17.36
17.6
1945
483
436
919
30
38
68
987
16.08
16.1
1946
580
567
1,147
28
32
60
1,207
17.57
19.1
1947
656
599
1,255
37
27
64
i,3!9
18.65
20.5
STILLBIRTHS
There were 35 stillbirths in 1947, giving a rate of 0.35 per 1,000 of the population as compared with
0.50 for England and Wales.
The following table gives particulars of stillbirths during the years 1938-1947:—
Year
M
F
Total
Rate per
1,000 total
births
1938
8
11
19
20.08
J939
19
10
29
29.59
1940
14
6
20
27.36
1941
13
7
20
27.00
1942
17
17
34
36.80
1943
17
12
29
27.20
1944
14
l9
33
30.84
1945
8
6
14
13.98
1946
17
l7
34
27.40
1947
r3
12
25
18.60
INFANTILE MORTALITY
There were 27 deaths of infants under one year of age during 1947. Twelve died before they were
one month old, 5 between 1 and 3 months, 5 between 3 and 6 months, 1 between 6 and 9 months and 4
between 9 and 12 months.
The causes of death were as follows:—
Pneumonia 6
Premature Births 4
Enteritis 4
Congenital defects 4
Birth Injury 3
Whooping Cough 1
Other causes 5
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The infantile mortality rate was 20.5 per 1,000 which is the lowest rate in Finchley's history. The
corresponding rate for England and Wales was exactly double at 41. The neo-natal death'rate at 9.1 was
also the lowest on record.
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