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Edmonton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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In the Edmonton Workhouse and North Middlesex Hospital there were
estimated to be 1356 persons, of whom 250 were Edmonton residents.
In the Epileptic Colony, where the inmates are admitted from Central
London areas, mainly the metropolitan boroughs, there was estimated to be
a population of 317 persons, including 15 on the resident staff. During 1920
there were six deaths and one birth. There were 302 admissions during the
year.
STATISTICS OF REGISTRAR-GENERAL.
The following rates are provisional: The marriage rate for England and
Wales for 1920 was 20.1. The birth-rate, 25.4, compared with 18.5 last year.
The death-rate at 12.4 is 1.4 lower than in 1919. The infantile death-rate was 80
per 1000 births, compared with 89 last year. The natural increase in the
population of England and Wales, i.e., the excess of births over deaths, is
491,781, or 304,156 more than the average of the preceding five years! The
marriage rate was the highest, the total death-rate and infantile mortality rate
were the lowest records. The birth-rate was the highest since 1909.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1920.
This table of vital statistics for 1920 shows the various rates for the whole country and for the groups of greater and large towns and for London, and is given for the purpose of comparison.
| Estimated Population middle of 1920. | Annual rates per 1,000 of the population. | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births registered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett Births. | Nett Deaths. | Zymotic Deaths. | |||
| England and Wales | 37,609,600 | 25.4 | 12.4 | — | 80 |
| The 96 great towns including London and Edmonton | 18,516.804 | 26.2 | 12.5 | — | 85 |
| The 148 smaller towns | 4,906,278 | 24.9 | 11.3 | — | 80 |
| London (including City) | 4.531.971 | 26.51 | 12.4 | — | 75 |
Note.—Since 1911 the aggregate death rates from the principal epidemic diseases have not
been recorded by the Registrar-General the Zymotic death-rate is therefore not obtainable.