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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
Edmonton 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The following table of vital statistics for 1905, showing the various rates for the whole country and for several of the large towns is given for purposes of comparison.
| Estimated Population 1905. | Annual Rate per 1000 living. | Infantile Mortality per 1000 births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Zymotic Deaths. | ||||
| England and Wales | 34.152.977 | 27.2 | 15.2 | 1.52 | 128 | |
| 76 Great Towns | 15,609,377 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 1.88 | 140 | |
| 141 Smaller Towns | 4,750,000 | 26.9 | 14.4 | 1.50 | 132 | |
| England and Wales less the 217 towns | 13.793.600 | 26.3 | 14.9 | 1.09 | 113 | |
| London | 4,684,794 | 27.1 | 15.6 | 1.71 | 131 | |
| Willesden | 138,080 | 30.0 | 11.6 | 1.72 | 112 | |
| Hornsey | 84,070 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 0.46 | 66 | |
| Tottenham | 116,232 | 30.9 | 12.8 | 1.31 | 115 | |
| Edmonton | 54,606 | 35.6 | 13.3 | 2.36 | 128 | |
| West Ham | 294,997 | 30.7 | 14.8 | 2.98 | 153 | |
| East Ham | 123,381 | 29.8 | 11.7 | 2.27 | 125 | |
| Birmingham | 542,959 | 29.3 | 16.2 | 1.90 | 154 | |
| Leicester | 228,132 | 25.9 | 13.3 | 1.62 | 148 | |
| Huddersfield | 94,888 | 23.8 | 17.0 | 1.10 | 119 | |
| Halifax | 108,419 | 19.2 | 14.6 | 0.98 | 131 | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 73,848 | 38.3 | 22.1 | 4.04 | 193 | |