London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The births were distributed among the various wards as follows :
| Ward. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total each sex. | Total each Ward. | Birth Rate. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||
| Town | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 13.71 |
| Chase | 33 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 43 | 140 | 166 | 306 | 23.92 |
| Ordnance | 36 | 28 | 51 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 158 | 123 | 281 | 20.49 |
| Green St. & Ponders End | 35 | 44 | 51 | 32 | 51 | 53 | 34 | 36 | 171 | 165 | 336 | 26.47 |
| Hadley and Cockfosters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 849 |
| Bush Hill Pk. | 34 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 42 | 137 | 149 | 286 | 24.25 |
| Births outside the District | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | ||||||||
| 150 | 164 | 193 | 149 | 182 | 186 | 127 | 165 | 659 | 672 | |||
| 1331 | 22.50 for District. | |||||||||||
| 314 | 342 | 368 | 292 | 1331 | ||||||||
The births of boys and girls, also birth-rate for the last three years were:—
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Birth rate | Illegitimate Birth-rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 734 | 697 | 1,431 | 24.55 | .67 |
| 1911 | 679 | 635 | 1,314 | 23.14 | .47 |
| 1912 | 672 | 729 | 1,401 | 23.46 | .61 |
| 1913 | 659 | 672 | 1,331 | 22.50 | .57 |