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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS
| Year | Total Births | Birth Rate | Total Deaths | Death Rate | Total Infant Deaths | Infantile Mortality Rate | Deaths from Measles | Deaths from Whooping Cough | Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years; |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 807 | 12.9 | 656 | 10.5 | 39 | 48.5 | - | - | 17 |
| 1936 | 833 | 13.0 | 643 | 10.0 | 36 | 43.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1937 | 895 | 13.8 | 704 | 10.8 | 36 | 40.2 | — | 1 | 7 |
| 1938 | 927 | 14.2 | 662 | 10.2 | 33 | 35.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1939 | 951 | 14.5 | 705 | 11.1 | 35 | 36.8 | — | — | 3 |
| 1940 | 725 | 12.1 | 806 | 12.9 | 27 | 38.0 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 1941 | 721 | 12.4 | 734 | 12.7 | 15 | 21.8 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 1942 | 891 | 14.9 | 751 | 12.5 | 48 | 53.9 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1943 | 1035 | 17.1 | 790 | 13.0 | 57 | 55.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1944 | 1037 | 17.4 | 830 | 13.9 | 34 | 32.8 | — | 5 | 5 |
| 1945 | 987 | 16.1 | 725 | 11.8 | 36 | 36.4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1946 | 1207 | 17.6 | 774 | 11.3 | 30 | 24.9 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1947 | 1319 | 18.7 | 830 | 11.7 | 27 | 20.5 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 1948 | 1086 | 15.3 | 763 | 10.8 | 30 | 27.6 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 1949 | 981 | 13.9 | 834 | 11.8 | 19 | 19.3 | — | — | 2 |
| 1950 | 962 | 13.6 | 819 | 11.6 | 16 | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 915 | 13.0 | 877 | 12.5 | 22 | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 953 | 13.6 | 782 | 11.1 | 11 | 11.5 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 902 | 12.9 | 765 | 10.9 | 20 | 22.2 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 877 | 12.5 | 747 | 10.7 | 16 | 18.2 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 894 | 12.8 | 746 | 10.7 | 19 | 21.3 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 910 | 13.0 | 831 | 11.9 | 12 | 13.2 | — | — | - |
| 1957 | 925 | 13.3 | 781 | 11.3 | 16 | 17.3 | — | — | - |
| 1958 | 902 | 13.1 | 825 | 11.9 | 18 | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 932 | 13.5 | 790 | 11.5 | 19 | 20.4 | — | — | — |