Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
The number of births registered in the District was:—
Boys. | Girls. | Total. |
---|---|---|
499 | 499 | 998 |
including 26 illegitimate births, i.e., 2.6o per cent, of the total. |
The births, including those registered outside the District, were distributed among the various wards as follows:—
Ward. | 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total each sex. | Total each Ward | Birthrate. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
Town | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 10.21 |
Chase | 22 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 29 | 126 | 106 | 232 | 17.28 |
Ordnance | 24 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 24 | 116 | 124 | 240 | 17.22 |
Green Street and Ponders End | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 36 | 125 | 122 | 247 | 18.32 |
Bush Hill Park | 15 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 91 | 98 | 189 | 15.78 |
Hadley and Cockfosters | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.02 |
Births outside the District | ... | 20 | 29 | 49 | ||||||||
Totals | 98 | 107 | 120 | 117 | 120 | 140 | 161 | 135 | 519 | 528 | 1,047 | 16.98 for District |
205 | 237 | 260 | 296 | 1,047 |
The births of hoys and girls, including those registered outside the District, also birth-rates for the last three years, were:—
Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Birth-rate per 1,000 pop. | Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 pop. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | 560 | 541 | 1,101 | 17.91 | .60 |
1918 | 517 | 454 | 971 | 15.78 | .79 |
1919 | 519 | 528 | 1,047 | 16.98 | .79 |