London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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STATISTICS
| Area (in acres) | 3,477 | ||
| Population, 1949 (Registrar-General's Estimate) | 72,080 | ||
| Number of Inhabited Houses (1949) | 19,426 | ||
| Rateable Value (1949) | £913,008 | ||
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate | £3,710 | ||
| Total Live Births | 981 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 civilian population | 13.9 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population (England & Wales) | 16.7 | ||
| Total Stillbirths | 20 | ||
| Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 20.0 | ||
| Total Deaths | 834 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 civilian population | 11.8 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 population (England & Wales) | 11.7 | ||
| Infant Deaths | 19 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate | 19.3 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate (England & Wales) | 32 | ||
| Maternal Deaths | 1 | ||
| Maternal Mortality Rate | 1.0 | ||
| Maternal Mortality Rate (England & Wales) | 0.98 | ||
| Legitimate | 516 | 427 | 943 |
| Illegitimate | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 538 | 443 | 981 | |
Birth rate 13.9 per 1,000 estimated civilian population.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Rate: 20.0 per 1,000 (live and still) births. | |||
| 380 | 454 | 834 | |
| Rate: 11.8 per 1,000 estimated civilian population. | |||
Deaths from disease and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:
From Sepsis -
Other maternal causes 1
5