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Friern Barnet 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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BIRTHS.
The number of births during the year was 343,
three less than last year. Of these births, 167 were males,
and 176 females. The Birth-Rate for the District was
13.2 per 1000 population. As the correcting factor for
age and sex distribution is 1.05, this provided a Birth-Rate
for comparative purposes of 13.8. The corresponding
Birth-Rate for England & Wales was 15.5 and for London 17.5.
There were 7 still-births, giving a still-birth
rate of 20.0 per 1000 births. In 1952, the still-birth
rate was 30.8.
Births and Birth-Rates for the past five years have been as follows:
| Year. | No. of Births. | Friern Barnet. | Birth-Rates. England & Wales. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1953 | 343 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 17.5 |
DEATHS.
The number of deaths which occurred during the
year was 448, but since the preparation of the Death-Table
the Registrar General has assigned 450 deaths to the.
District. Of these, 211 occurred in Friern Hospital, and
239 in the District. This gave an uncorrected Death-Rate
of 15.9 per 1000 for the total assigned deaths, and 9.1 per
1000 for the District only.
If the populations of all areas were similarly
constituted as regards the proportions of their sex and age
groups their crude Death-Rates could be accepted as valid
comparative measures of the mortalities experienced. In
practice, however, populations are not similarly constituted.
Their crude Death-Rates fail as true comparisons because
the variations are not due to mortality alone but arise also
from differencies in population constitution. In order to
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