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Barnet 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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BARNET URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.
Public Health Department,
31 Wood Street,
Barnet.
To the Chairman and Members of
the Barnet Urban District Council.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in presenting to you my Annual Report on the health of
the district for the year 1953.
It is drawn up on the lines indicated in Circular 42/51 of the 10th December,
1951 - as requested by the Ministry of Health, in Circular 1/54.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area (in acres) | 4,290 |
| Population (1951 Census) | 25,019 |
| Registrar-General's Estimate of Resident Population, mid 1953 | 25,150 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses | 7,489 |
| Rateable Value | £272,021 |
| Product of a Penny Rate | £1,112 |
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The population is largely residential, and consists chiefly of people whose
occupation lies outside the urban area. Those employed in the district, apart
from the tradesmen and their employees, are mainly skilled workers at dental
manufacturing, lithographic, printing and optical works.
EXTRACT FROM VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | (Legitimate | 287 | 121 | |
| (Illegitimate | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
Birth Rate per 1.000 of the estimated resident population (standardised): 12.09
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births | (Legitimate | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| (Illegitimate | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
Still Birth Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) Births: 16.34