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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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| Area (in acres) | 3,478 |
| Population— | |
| Registrar-General's estimate Mid 1964 | 70,390 |
| Census, 1961 | 69,370 |
| Number of Inhabited Dwellings, 1st April, 1964:— | |
| Houses and flats | 21,515 |
| Other properties with living accommodation | 445 |
| Rateable Value at 1st April, 1964 | £5,218,082 |
| Product of a penny rate 1964/5 | £20,900 |
| LIVE BIRTHS | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 571 | 520 | 1,091 |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 592 | 537 | 1,129 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 16.0 | ||
| Area Comparability Factor | 0.96 | ||
| Corrected rate | 15.4 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births | 3.4% | ||
| STILLBIRTHS | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total live and stillbirths | 599 | 538 | 1,137 |
| Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | — | — | 7.0 |
| INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Rate per 1,000 live births | — | — | 8.0 |
| NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 4 weeks of age) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Rate per 1,000 live births | — | — | 6.2 |