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Barnet 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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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 pleasure in presenting to you my Annual Report on the health of the
district for the year 1955.
It is drawn up in accordance with the directions of the Ministry of Health
Circular 17/55 of the 23rd November, 1955.
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 1955 | 25,480 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses | 7,781 |
| Rateable Value | £288,784 |
| Product of a Penny Rate | £1,162 |
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Those employed in the district, apart from the tradesmen and their employees, are mainly skilled workers in lithographic printing, optical and other light industries.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 349 | 188 | 161 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| Birth Rate per 1 ,000 of the estimated resident population (standardised): 14.39 | ||||
| Still Births | Total. | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Illegitimate | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| Still Birth Rate per 1 .000 total (live and still) Births: 10.89 | ||||