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Barnet 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]

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The following table shows the number of inhabited houses, together with the population for each parish at the census.

ParishNo. of Occupied Houses.Population.
Arkley137494
Chipping Barnet8003,954
Hadley93439
South Mimms11725,553

DENSITY OF POPULATION.
The District has an area of 1,509 acres. The census of
1911 showed the average number of persons to the acre to be
6'9, as compared with 5'5 in 1901.

The following is the density of population of each parish in the District:—

Parish.Area in Acres.Population.Density per Acre.
Arkley8304940.6
Chipping Barnet3793,95410.4
Hadley2743916.2
South Mimms2725,553205

BIRTH RATE.
The nett number of births registered in the District
during the year was 224, as compared with 217 in 1910, and
214 in 1909.
Of these births, 120 were male and 104 female.
The Birth Rate, calculated as the rate per 1,000 of the
population, is 21 "3, as compared with 19'4 in the previous
year.
The nett illegitimate births registered give a proportion
of 31 per 1,000 of the total births.

The following table shows the number of births recorded and the Birth Rate for each parish in the District:—

Parish.No. of Births.Birth Rate.
Arkley8160
Chipping Barnet7819'5
Hadley11250
South Mimms12722'9

DEATH RATE.
182 Deaths were registered in the District during the
past year, as compared with 128 in 1910, and 166 in 1909.