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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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Enfield Urban District.
Area (including 412 acres water) 12,601 acres.
Population at census of 1911 56,338
Population at middle of 1913 59,146
Number of inhabited houses 11,552
Vital Statistics.
Birth-rate per 1,000 living 22 50
Recorded Death-rate per 1,000 living 9 75
Standardized Death-rate per 1,000 living 10 09.
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births 8715.
Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living 0 52.
Tuberculosis Death-rate per 1,000 living 101.
Vital Statistics of Wards.
| Ward. | Area in acres | Persons per acre. | Population. | Birthrate. | Standardized Death-rate. | Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Tuber-culosis Death rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1,717 | 4.2 | 7,219 | 13.71 | 8.02 | 40.40 | 0.26 | .75 |
| Chase | 4,478 | 2.8 | 12,791 | 23.92 | 11.48 | 75.16 | 0.23 | 1.08 |
| Ordnance | 2,060 | 6.6 | 13,711 | 20.49 | 10.25 | 103.20 | 0.51 | 1.21 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 1,330 | 9.5 | 12,692 | 26.47 | 11.41 | 119.04 | 1.10 | .97 |
| Bush Hill Park | 762 | 15.4 | 11,791 | 24.25 | 8.24 | 69.93 | 0.59 | .93 |
| Hadley & Cockfosters | 2,254 | .4 | 942 | 8.49 | 9.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .00 |