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Finchley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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STATISTICS
Area (in acres) 3,478
Population—
Registrar-General's estimate Mid 1961 68,890
Census, 1961 69,311
Number of Inhabited Dwellings, 1st April, 1961:-
Houses and flats 20,914
Other properties with living accommodation 406
Rateable Value at 1st April, 1961 £1,481,221
Product of a penny rate 1961/62 (estimated) £6,050
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 476 | 465 | 941 |
| Illegitimate | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 500 | 489 | 989 | |
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total births—4.9% | |||
| Rate per 1,000 population | |||
| Finchley | 14.4 | ||
| Area Comparability Factor | 0.96 | ||
| Corrected rate for Finchley | 13.8 | ||
| England and Wales (provisional) | 17.4 | ||
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Total live and stillbirths | 506 | 499 | 1005 |
| Rate per 1,000 live & stillbirths | |||
| Finchley | 15.9 | ||
| England and Wales (provisional) | 19.1 | ||