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Edmonton 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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6
VITAL STATISTICS.
The population of the district, exclusive of the
two Union Workhouses, was—
By Census 1881 13,065
1891 23,437
„ 1901 44,911
The estimated population of the district for the
year is arrived at by multiplying the number of inhabited
houses at the middle of the year by the
number of inhabitants per house as given in the last
census report. This figure for Edmonton in 1901 was
5.75. The number of houses in the district at the
middle of 1903 was 9,889, of which 850 were uninhabited.
The population for the year, excluding the
two Union Workhouses, is, therefore, 51,974.

Table: In the following table is shown statistics relating to the two Union Workhouses situated in Edmonton.

In the following table is shown statistics relating to the two Union Workhouses situated in Edmonton.

Population at middle of year.Births.Deaths.
Edmonton Union Workhouse*685†59‡201
Strand Union Workhouse and Schools1219547
Total*1904†64‡248
*165 of these were residents of Edmonton. †19 of these were born of Edmonton parents. ‡54 of these were residents of Edmonton.