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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table gives the birth-rate, recorded death-rate and infantile deaths for Enfield as compared with those for England and Wales, London, 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) and 148 Smaller Towns:—
| Birth-rate. | Recorded Death-rate. | Infantile Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 16.5 | 0.51 | 12.1 | 49.00 |
| London | 15.8 | 0.45 | 15.0 | 58.00 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 18.6 | 0.63 | 14.2 | 58.00 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 19.4 | 0.61 | 12.7 | 46.00 |
| ENFIELD | 0.59 | 47.69 | ||
DEATHS.
Of the 1,038 deaths of Enfield residents during the course of
the year 156 were due to malignant disease: 237 to heart disease:
72 to pneumonia (all forms), 65 to bronchitis; 91 to Intra-cranial
vascular lesions ; and 51 to tuberculosis of the respiratory system.
INFANT MORTALITY.
Of the 91 infants who died before attaining the age of one year,
37 died within the first week of life. In 16 cases death was due to
Pneumonia: in 10 to Congenital Malformation: in 21 to Premature
Birth : in 3 to Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus and 17 to Enteritis.
INQUESTS.
Fifty-seven inquests and sixty-three P.M.'s without inquests
were held in Enfield during the year. Out of these, 69 deaths were
due to natural causes, 33 to accidental causes, 7 to suicide, 10 to
misadventure, and 1 to wounds sustained in 1914 War.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
For infectious Cases: 419 patients were removed from Enfield
during the year. 2,637 other patients were conveyed during the
year to local hospitals.