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Enfield 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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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 £903,540
The net product (after allowing for cost of
collection) of a penny rate is .. £3,706 0s. Od.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The number of houses erected during the course of the year
was 9.
| Live Births:— | Total | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,704 | 875 | 829 |
| Illegitimate | 70 | 38 | 32 |
| Birth-rate—per 1,000 population. | |||
| Still Births:— | Total. | Male. | Female. |
| Legitimate | 47 | 21 | 26 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total births—27.41. | |||
| Total. | Male. | Female. | |
| Deaths | 950 | 459 | 491 |
| Death-rate— per 1,000 population. | |||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth :—
| Deaths. | Rtae per 1,000 Total Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.54 |
| From other Puerperal causes | 5 | 2.74 |
| 6 | 3.28 |
Two of these cases were removed to the North Middlesex
County Hospital and two to Chase Farm Hospital where they died.
The other two cases died at home.
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age : —
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 46.78 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births .. | 42.25 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 142.85 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 155 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 |