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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Rural District]
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at their peak of employment and the moving picture industry
was also busy.
A keen and varied demand for labour set in towards the end
of 1939. It is likely to continue under present conditions.
VITAL STATISTICS
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 129 | 73 | 56 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | I | |
| Birth Rate : 13.9 per 1,000 estimated resident population mid-1939. | ||||
| Stillbirths Rate: 57.6 per 1,000 total [live and still) births | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Deaths Death Rate: 8 per 1,000 estimated average population. | 77 | 38 | 39 | |
The Comparability Factor of 1.13 (furnished by the RegistrarGeneral
to correct anomalies in age and sex distribution, compared
with the country as a whole) gives a Standardised Death
Rate of 9.04. The Death Rates for England and Wales and for
the Administrative County of London respectively are given
as 12.1 and 11.9 per 1,000 population.
Deaths
Rate per 1,000
total (live and
still) births.
| Puerperal sepsis | — | — |
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | — |
| Total | 1 | 7.2 |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 30.5 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.5 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 1,000 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 5 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — |