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Enfield 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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In 1931 of 8 suicides of Enfield residents, 3 were over 35 and 4
over 45 years.
In 1930 of 6 suicides either in the District or of Enfield residents
outside, 3 were over 20, 1 over 35 and 2 over 45 years.
In 1929 of 5 suicides of Enfield residents, 1 was over 15, 1 over
20, 1 over 35, 1 over 45 and 1 over 65 years.
BIRTHS.
The actual number of births registered in the District was as
follows:—
Boys Girls Total.
401 383 784
including 18 illegitimate births, i.e., 2.29 per cent. of the total.
In addition 6 male and 11 female still-births were registered.
The corrected birth-rates for both sexes, live and still-births, which takes into consideration those born outside the District and those in the District not rightly recorded to the District, and also the corrected birth-rates for the last 5 years, are:-
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Birth-rate per 1,000 Population. | Illegitimate Birth-rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 561 | 512 | 1,073 | 16.48 | .58 |
| 1930 | 537 | 541 | 1,078 | 16.45 | .53 |
| 1931 | 550 | 483 | 1,033 | 15.12 | .64 |
| 1932 | 571 | 527 | 1,098 | 15.69 | .62 |
| 1933 | 537 | 520 | 1,057 | 14.72 | .50 |
INFANTILE DEATHS.
The total number of deaths which occurred amongst infants
under one year, including 32 registered outside the District, and
deducting 3 of non-residents occurring in the District, was 52,
giving a death-rate of 50.38 per 1,000 births, as compared with a