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Enfield 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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modation is sufficient, I am of the opinion that there is plenty of
room for new houses in the District.
In view of the natural increase of the population (i.e., the excess
of births over deaths) the facilities offered for transport to and from
London, and the continued increase of factories and horticultural
work, both in our own District and in the neighbouring localities,
there will, no doubt, be a considerable increase in the population
in the near future.
I hope, therefore, that we shall see more activity in the building
trade,—as far as houses for the working class portion of the community
are concerned,—in the next year or two than we have in
the oast.
Enfield is divided into six wards as follows:-
| Wards. | Inhabited Houses. | Uninhabited Houses. | Total. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1,410 | 62 | 1,472 | 7,219 |
| Chase | 2,498 | 98 | 2,596 | 12,791 |
| Ordnance | 2,678 | 81 | 2,759 | 13,711 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 2,479 | 133 | 2,612 | 12,692 |
| Bush Hill Park | 2,303 | 38 | 2,341 | 11,791 |
| Hadley & Cockfosters | 184 | 12 | 196 | 942 |
| 11,552 | 424 | 11,976 | 59,146 |
VITAL STATISTICS.
The number of births registered was :—
Boys. Girls. Total.
659. 672 1,331,
including 34 illegitimate births, i.e., 25 per cent, of the total births.
This total is 70 less than that of the previous year, and gives
a birth-rate of 22'50 per thousand of the population, which compares
unfavourably with that of England and Wales, which was 23 9 per
housand. The corresponding rate for London is 24'8.