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Friern Barnet 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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The population in 1881 was 4,405: in 1891, 6,716;
and in 1901, 8,8l6; the average number of persona per
house being respectively 6.01 and 5.6 for the two later
years, as estimated from figures supplied from the Census
Offices by the Registrar-General.
Total population at all ages at Census of 1901:—
District, 8,816 ; Asylum, 2,750 11,566
Number of inhabited houses 1,633
Average number of persons per house 5.6
Total population at all ages at Census of 1911:—
District, 12,185 ; Asylum, 2,740 14,925
Number of inhabited houses 2,765
Average number of persons per house 5.4
The following table gives the number of occupied and unoccupied houses, together with the estimated population for each Ward for this year.
| North. | South. | Central. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses occupied | 469 | 1077 | 749 | 2295 |
| „ unoccupied | 38 | 188 | 65 | 291 |
| Estimated population | 2533 | 5816 | 3945 | 12,394 |
The population per acre in 1901 was approximately 8
in 1910 it was 8.9. and is now 9.5.
Births.
These numbered 307, giving a birth-rate of 24.5, being
a decrease of 5.7.
The natural increase of the population by the excess of
births over deaths was 307—138=169; the excess iu 1908
being 213; in 1907, 177; in 1906, 152; and in 1910, 240.
Deaths.
There were 104 deaths (Tables I., III., and IV.)
registered in the District, excluding the Asylum, giving a
death-rate of 8.4, an improvement of 0.1 on 1910.