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Friern Barnet 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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BIRTHS.
The total of births during the year was 346,
14 more than last year. Of these births, 173 were males
and 173 females. The Birth-Rate for the District was
therefore 13.3 per 1000 of the population, but the correcting
factor for age and sex distribution is 1.03 and this provided
a Birth-Rate for comparative purposes of 13.7. The
corresponding Birth-Rate for England & Wales was 15.3 and
for London 17.6.
Births and Birth-Rates for the past five years have been as follows:–
| Year. | No. of Births. | Birth-Rates. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnet. | England & Wales. | London. | ||
| 1948 | 375 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 20.1 |
| 1949 | 388 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 18.5 |
| 1950 | 397 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 17.8 |
| 1951 | 332 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 17.8 |
| 1952 | 346 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 17.6 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths during the year was 298, but
since the preparation of the Death-Table, the Registrar General
assigned only 290 of these Deaths to the District, and this
gave an uncorrected Death-Rate of 11.1 per 1000. The correcting
factor for age and sex distribution is 0.98 thus the corrected
Death-Rate for comparative purposes was 10.8 per 1000. The
corresponding Death-Rate for England & Wales was 11.3 and for
London 12.6.
The total number of deaths was 6 higher than in the
preceding year. 143 were males and 147 females. 187
deaths (65%) were of persons above the age of 65 years.
Diseases of the heart and circulatory system were the chief
causes of death.
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