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Enfield 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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5
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 12,575
POPULATION.
The population as estimated by the Registrar General in the
middle of the year was 71,790, and this figure is being used in
connection with the vital statistics as set out in this report.

Table: The following table shews how the population of the District has increased during the last ten years.

The following table shews how the population of the District has increased during the last ten years.

Year.Population.
192462,992
192563,740
192663,640
192764,160
192864,910
192965,100
193065,504
193168,220
193269,910
193371,790

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The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1933, according
to the Rate Books, was 16,500.
The rateable value of the District is £548,461
The net pruduct (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is £2,145
The following table indicates the growth in the number, of
inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented
by a penny rate during the last ten years.