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Edmonton 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The Census of 1911 gave the number of uninhabited houses as 846; inhabited
as 12,516, and this latter figure, with a population of 64,797, give the average
number of persons per house as 5.2.
Number of Inhabited Houses.—The Overseer has kindly given me the following returns:—
| Houses— | Tenements— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East. | West. | East. | West. | |
| Bury Street Ward | 2,545 | 1,312 | 150 | 34 |
| Church Street Ward | 1,239 | 2,584 | 350 | 233 |
| Fore Street Ward | 1,510 | 2,375 | 15 | 81 |
| Council's New Houses | — | 93 | — | — |
| 5,294 | 6,364 | 515 | 348 | |
making a grand total of 12,521 assessments.
Number of Families or Separate Occupiers.—I am unable to give
further particulars than those already given in the two previous paragraphs.
It will be noted that according to the figures given, that 27 per cent. of the
houses infected had two families, and that 5 per cent. had three families.
New houses in the district are badly needed.
Rateable Value.—
For purposes of Poor Rate, October, 1921 £249,748
For purposes of District Rate, October, 1921 £235,858
Sum Represented by a Penny Rate.—
For purposes of Poor Rate £930
For purposes of District Rate £920
Rates.—
Poor Rate in April and October 6s. 2d. and 6s. 9d.
District Rate in April and October 5s. 6d.