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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 1915
[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 1915 61,173
Number of inhabited houses 11,948
Vital Statistics.
Birth-rate per 1,000 living 21.64
Recorded Death-rate per 1,000 living 11.27
Standardized Death-rate per 1,000 living 11.66
Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births 86.85
Zymotic Death-rate per 1,000 living 1.06
Tuberculosis Death-rate per 1,000 living 1.04
Vital Statistics of Wards.
| Ward. | Area in acres. | Persons per acre. | Population. | Birthrate. | Standardized Deathrate | Infantile Mortality | Zymotic Death-rate. | 1uberu-losis Death rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | 1.717 | 4,3 | 7.536 | 13,91 | 9,05 | 66,66 | .26 | .92 |
| Chase | 4.478 | 3,0 | 13.450 | 22,60 | 12,61 | 82,23 | 1.41 | .59 |
| Ordnance | 2,060 | 6,7 | 13.977 | 20,17 | 10,73 | 88,65 | 1.21 | .71 |
| Green Street and Ponders End | 1,330 | 10.0 | 13,312 | 26,51 | 13,90 | 104,81 | 1.65 | .87 |
| Bush Hill Park | 762 | 15,4 | 11,802 | 21,60 | IO,95 | 82,35 | .33 | 1.18 |
| Hadley & Cockfosters | 2.254 | ,4 | 1,096 | 10,03 | IO,37 | O,OO | .91 | o.oo |