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Friern Barnet 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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BIRTHS.
The number of births assigned to the district
was 318, giving a Birth-Rate of 11.2 per 1000 of the
population. The correcting factor for age and sex
distribution so far as Friern Barnet is concerned is 1.12,
so that the rate for comoarative purposes was 12.5.
The corresponding Birth-Rate for England and Wales was 16.1.
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Births and Birth-Rates for the past five years have been:
| Year. | No. of' Births. | Birth-Rates. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friern Barnet. | England & Wales. | ||
| 1953 | 343 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| 1954 | 274 | 10.1 | 15.2 |
| 1955 | 318 | 11.7 | 15.0 |
| 1956 | 332 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
| 1957 | 318 | 12.5 | 16.1 |
DEATHS.
There were 483 deaths during the year. Of these,
234 occurred in Friern Hospital and 249 in the district.
This provides an un-corrected Death-Rate of 16.9 per 1000
for the total population, and 9.5 per 1000 for the district
excluding Friern Hospital.
The correcting factor for age and sex distribution
is 0.57, providing a Death-Rate for comparative purposes
of 9.6. The corresponding rate for England and Wales was 11.5.
An analysis of the various causes of death will be
found at the end of the Report.
From this table it will be seen that deaths due to
diseases of the heart and circulation make up more than 50% of
the total deaths recorded during 1957. This, of course, is