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Friern Barnet 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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BIRTHS.
The total of births during the year was 397, an
increase of 9 over the preceding year. Of these births, 208
were males and 189 females. The uncorrected Birth-Rate for
the year was therefore 14.8 per 1000 of the population.
The correcting factor for age and sex distribution is 1.04
and this gives a corrected Birth-Rate for comparative purposes
of 15.3. The corresponding Birth-Rate for England & Wales
was 15.8 and for London 17.8.
Births and Birth-Rates for the past five years have been as follows:-
| Year. | No. of Births. | Birth- Rates, | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnot, | England & Wales. | London. | ||
| 1946 | 491 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
| 1947 | 510 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 22.7 |
| 1948 | 375 | 14.1 | 17. 9 | 20.1 |
| 1949 | 388 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 18. 5 |
| 1950 | 397 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 17.8 |
DEATHS.
The total number of deaths during the year was 268,
giving an uncorrected Doath-Rate of 10.0. However, since the
preparation of the Death-Table, the Registrar General has
assigned only 267 deaths to the district, and this gives an
uncorrected Death-Rate of 9.9 per 1000. The correcting factor for
age and sex distribution is 0.99, and this gives a corrected
Death-Rate for comparative purposes of 9.8 per 1000. The
corresponding Doath-Rate of England & Wales was 11.6 and for
London 11.8.
The total number of deaths was 15 higher than the
preceding year. 143 were males and 124 females. 168 deaths
or 63% were of persons above the ago of 65. The chief
causes of death at all ages were Heart Disease and Cancer.
The Deaths and Death-Rates for the past five years
have been:-
| Year. | No. of Deaths. | Death- Rates. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnot. | England & Wales. | London, | ||
| 1946 | 261 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 12, 7 |
| 1947 | 264 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| 1948 | 232 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| 1949 | 252 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 1950 | 267 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
There were 12 deaths of infants under 1 year of age,
giving an Infantile Death-Rate of 30.2 per 1000 births, compared
with 10 deaths and a rate of 26 in 1949. The comparative rates
for England & Wales and for London wore 29.8 and 26.3 respectively.
Of the 12 infant deaths 9 occurred during the first
week of life.
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