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had it never exceeded that figure in the first place, as so much of the then
unbuilt-on land has now been developed.
The following is the age distribution of the population of England
and Wales in 1956 per 1,000: 0-4, 74; 5-14, 153; 15-24, 134; 25-34, 139;
35-44,142; 45-54, 143; 55-64, 110; 65-75, 74; 75-85, 35; 85 and over, 6.
Births
The total number of live births registered during the year was 2,783
(1,430 male and 1,353 female). Of these 118 were illegitimate, being a
percentage of total births of 4-2. The numbers of live births registered in
the four years from 1954 onwards were 2,721, 2,747, 2.755 and 2,791.
844 births occurred in the district (839 live, 5 stillbirths). Of this
number 87 were to residents of other districts. 2,121 (2,066 live and 55
still) birth notifications were transferred from other districts, being mostly
of births occurring to Harrow mothers in hospitals in Middlesex or in
London.
The birth rate was 12-9. The local comparability factor for births is
102. The corrected birth rate was therefore 13-2; that for the country
as a whole was 16-1, the highest rate since 1949.
Deaths
The Registrar-General arranges that the information about those who
have died outside the district in which they normally reside is transferred
to the Health Office of those districts. These numbers are added to the
deaths of those districts, corresponding deductions being made from the
deaths allocated to any district in respect of those who died in those
districts, but who normally resided elsewhere.
Certain types of institutions are not regarded in ordinary circumstsnces
as the usual residence of those living there. These include general,
maternity and special hospitals, maternity homes, nursing homes, sanatoria,
convalescent homes, homes for unmarried mothers, hotels, boarding
houses, etc. On the other hand, there are many institutions which are
regarded as the usual residence of their inmates. These include accommodation
provided under Parts III and IV of the National Assistance Act,
1948, boarding schools, convents, nursing homes for the aged and chronic
sick, nursing homes (mental) and residential nurseries.
1,046 persons died in this district in 1957. This figure includes those
members of the armed forces stationed here. Of these 173 were of
persons who were not resident in the area. 78 deaths took place in the
various hospitals and 25 in the private nursing homes.
. Of the 864 deaths of the local residents which occurred outside the
district, most took place in institutions, 316 being at the Edgware General
Hospital. 137 deaths took place in hospitals just outside the district,
including 3 in nearby isolation hospitals, and 154 in various London
hospitals. 7 deaths were of infants born in hospitals outside the district.
The total number of deaths was 1,937. The figure for 1955 was 1,945
and for 1956 was 1,903. The 2,094 of 1951 was the largest number of
caths recorded for this district.
The death rate was 8-9 per thousand population. The rates for the
ast five years were 8-9, 8-7, 8-8, 8-2 and 8-8. The rate for the country
as a whole was 11-5, the same as that of the two previous years.