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Enfield 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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5
POPULATION.
The population as estimated by the Registrar General at the
middle of the year was
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1940, according
to the Rate Books, was 29,776.
The rateable value of the District is £898,904
The net product (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is £3,650 4s. 5d.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The number of houses erected during the course of the year
was 2.
| Live Births :— | Total | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1.390 | 692 | 698 |
| Illegitimate | 73 | 30 | 43 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 population. | |||
| Still Births :— | Total. | Male. | Female. |
| Legitimate | 41 | 16 | 25 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births—29.19. | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
| Deaths | 962 | 498 | 464 |
| Death-rate— per 1,000 population. | |||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :— | |||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total Births | ||
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 1.32 | |
| From other Puerperal causes | 3 | 1.99 | |
| 5 | 3.31 | ||
Four of these cases were removed to the North Middlesex
County Hospital where they died. The other case died at Hertford
County Hospital.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age : —
| 38.12 | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 37.99 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 40.54 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 162 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 4 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 |