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Maternal Mortality
There were no maternal deaths in 1951.
Deaths
There were 877 deaths in 1951, 58 more than in 1950. Although
there were fewer deaths from Cancer there were more from diseases
of the heart or blood vessels, Influenza, Bronchitis, Nephritis and
Motor Vehicle Accidents than in 1950. There were 14 deaths from
Motor Vehicle Accidents and 16 from other accidents. No child
under 15 years of age died as the result of an accident. Twentyseven
per cent. of all deaths were of persons between 65 and 75
years of age and forty-four per cent. were over 75 years.
The crude death rate was 12.5 and the standardised death
rate was 11.5. The rate for England and Wales was 12.5 Each
district is allotted a comparability figure by the Registrar-General
which varies according to the age and sex constitution of the
population as compared with those of England and Wales as a
whole.
The average age of the population of Finchley is considerably
higher than that of the Country as a whole and as there are inevitably
more deaths per 1,000 in an older population than in a younger
one Finchley is allotted a comparability figure of 0.92 by which
the crude death rate is multiplied in order to obtain the standardised
death rate.
Mortuary
One hundred and twenty-one bodies were received in the
Mortuary, and 25 of these were from Friern Barnet. Post-mortem
examinations were carried out in all cases except one.
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