London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Friern Barnet 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
This page requires JavaScript
BIRTHS.
The number of births assigned to the district
was 332, giving a Birth-Rate of 11.6 per 1000 of the
population. The correcting factor for age and sex
distribution so far as Friern Barnet is concerned is
1.05, so that the rate for comparative purposes was 12.2.
The corresponding Birth-Rate for England and Wales was 15.6.
Births and Birth-Rates for the past five years have been:
| Year. | No. of Births. | Birth-Rates. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnet. | England & Wales. | ||
| 1952 | 346 | 13.7 | 15.3 |
| 1953 | 343 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 274 | 10.1 | 15.2 |
| 1955 | 318 | 11.7 | 15.0 |
| 1956 | 332 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
DEATHS.
There were 505 deaths during the year. Of these,
273 occurred in Friern Hospital and 232 in the district.
This provides an un-corrected Death-Rate of 17.7 per 1000
for the total population, and 8.9 per 1000 for the district
excluding Friern Hospital.
The correcting factor for age and sex distribution
is 0.55, providing a Death-Rate for comparative purposes
of 9.7. The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 11.7.
Until 1953, the majority of the deaths that occurred
in Friern Hospital were "outward transfers", that is to
say, they were assigned to the districts in which the
deceased were resident before admission. A mental
hospital is now regarded as the usual place of residence
of the patients so that all deaths occurring therein are
-14-