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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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Edmonton Urban District.
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REPORT.
Area 3890 acres.
Population—Census 1901 46899
Estimated population, 1905 54606
Number of inhabited houses 9441
Average number of inhabitants per house 5-76
Density of population 14-6
Rateable Value £204,215
General District Rate 2S. 5d. in £
Poor Rate Average 2s. 6d. in £
VITAL STATISTICS.
Birth Rate per 1000 living 35.6
Recorded Death Rate per 1000 living 13.3
Corrected Death Rate per 1000 living 13.5
Infantile Mortality per 1000 births 1.28
Zymotic Death Rate per 1000 living 2.36
Hospital Accommodation—
For Fever cases Enfield Isolation Hospital.
For Small-Pox South Mimms Small-Pox Hospital.
Water Supply Metropolitan Water Board.
Sewerage Separate System.
Sewage Disposal Broad Irrigation.