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VITAL STATISTICS.
Edmonton, since the census of April, 1911, has been promoted to the first
class, i.e., in the weekly returns of the Registrar-General, Edmonton appears as
one of the 97 largest towns in England and Wales, and therefore enjoys the
privilege of having her vital statistics published with the other 96 towns every
week.
Owing to extension in 1913 Exeter is transferred to the group of Great
Towns and St. Albans (Herts) added to that of smaller towns, the number of
which, therefore, remains at 145.
For the weeks ending March 28th, May 30th, and July 4th, Edmonton's
death rate was the lowest of all the large towns in England and Wales.
To Mr. Harman Judd, the local Registrar, I owe thanks for the care and
promptness exercised in the returns to me, on which foundation the whole
fabric of my statistics is raised. He retired at the end of 1914 to enjoy a
well-earned rest after nearly 40 years' service for the public benefit. We hope
that he may find leisure to compile a history of Edmonton, which would be a
notable sequel to the book of Robinson, published in 1819.
On October 30th the Registrar-General informed the Council that with
the concurrence of the Edmonton Guardians he proposed to issue an order,
subject to the approval cf the Local Government Board, separating Soutbgate
from Edmonton; but that meanwhile he asked for the Council's views on his
proposal. The Council on November 10th resolved that "The RegistrarGeneral
be informed that the Council approve of the proposed separation of
the Edmonton and Southgate Urban Districts and to constitute each of those
Districts a separate Registration Sub-District, that they are of opinion that
provision should be made for the appointments to be given to persons not
holding municipal appointments, that they should be whole-time officers, and
that the remuneration should be a fixed yearly sum of a moderate amount," but