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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

Friern Barnet 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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The following is a table comparing the number of
houses occupied and unoccupied, the population, births,
birth-rate, deaths, and death-rate since 1885.

Table: This gives an idea of the growth and health of the District during that period.

This gives an idea of the growth and health of the District during that period.

Year.Houses.Population.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.
Occupied.Unoccupied.
1885909237526915729.76612.5
1886983183549620737.66812.3
18871022106573320435.4539.2
18881046125590020734.87111.8
1889107686623821935.17512.6
18901089108650725839.69414.4
1891111784678721832.18412.3
18921179118707919126.97011.2
1893121672738420928.37610.3
1894126456746720627.57710.3
1895127758769820426.57710
1896137719837721325.4728.5
1897138817835522827.210412.4
189814418866821725.0859.8
1899148210891623626.59911.1
1900156457911424827.210511.5
19011558104881624227.49911.2
19021633143914527029.510511.4
19031686144944229431.19610.6
19041714160975829630.310311.7
190518431501047029127.71049.9
190618631921062529127.413911
190718282581023729428.911710.5

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The Principal Epidemic Diseases.
The Zymotic Death Rate—death from the following
infections diseases: Small-pox, Measles, Scarlatina,
Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Diarrhœa, Fever (Typhus,
Typhoid and Continued)—was 0.58. This decrease was due
to the absence of deaths from Diarrhœa, Enteritis, Croup
aud Measles.