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Edmonton 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (in acres) 3,896
Population—
Census of 1921 66,809
Census of 1931 77,652
Estimated by the Registrar-General for mid-year 1947 10(S,760
Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 1947 28,063
Number of inhabited houses and tenements at the end of 1946 27,976
Rateable value, April, 1947 £753,549
Estimated product of Id. in the £ for the year ending March 31st,
1948 £3,150
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1948 19s. 6d.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The extent of unemployment may be estimated by the following figures
relating to :—
(1) the number of free dinners given to schoolchildren, and
(2) the actual figures supplied by the Divisional Finance Officer.
No. 1 is given purely on economic grounds.
(1) Number of free dinners during 1946 96,659
„ „ paid „ „ 1946 1,067,472
„ „ free „ „ 1947 71,101
„ „ paid „ „ 1947 1,136,253
The average number of children receiving meals daily was 5,556 (48.1%
of the children in school).
Under the Milk in Schools Scheme an average of 11,526 children (98.3% of the children in Junior and Infants' Departments and 78.4% in Secondary Schools), had milk daily.
| (2) Figures re out relief :— For the year 1946— | Amount. |
|---|---|
| (a) Ordinary out-relief | £25,107 |
| (b) Unemployed out-relief | £4 |
| £25,111 | |
| For the year 1947— | |
| (a) Ordinary out-relief | £26,801 |
| (b) Unemployed out-relief | Nil |
| £26,801 |
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | M. | F. | Total. | Grand Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,051 | 1,048 | 2,099 | |
| Illegitimate | 43 | 56 | 99 | 2,198 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | 20.58 | |||
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 50 | |
| Total of live and stillbirths | 2,248 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 22.24 |